Lafayette, Virginia

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Population in 2010: 449.
Males: 256  (57.2%)
Females: 193  (42.8%)
Median resident age:

41.4 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $71,290
Lafayette:

$71,290
VA:

$85,873

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,003

Lafayette CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $315,800
Lafayette:

$315,800
VA:

$365,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $173,119; detached houses: $325,444; mobile homes: $21,109
March 2022 cost of living index in Lafayette: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 27.3%
(22.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 67.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)

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According to our research of Virginia and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Lafayette, Virginia as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Lafayette is 729 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.


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Ancestries: Irish (47.0%), American (18.8%), English (11.3%), Scotch-Irish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1210 feet

43 residents are foreign born (7.3% Latin America).

This place:

7.4%
Virginia:

12.6%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (14.4 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (82.9 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (333.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Elliston-Lafayette, VA (1.0 miles ),
Elliston, VA (1.3 miles ),
Shawsville, VA (2.2 miles ),
Glenvar, VA (2.2 miles ),
Salem, VA (3.0 miles ),
Cave Spring, VA (3.4 miles ),
Blacksburg, VA (3.4 miles ),
Cherry Hill, VA (3.4 miles )

Latitude: 37.24 N, Longitude: 80.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 540

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lafayette, VA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.6%
Virginia:

2.7%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 61.9. This is about average.

City:

61.9
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.237. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.237
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 4.91. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.91
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.691. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.691
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 37.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

37.3
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.48. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.48
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Lafayette place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/17/1953, a category F2 tornado 11.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lafayette-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 214.8 miles away from Lafayette center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 121.7 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 129.1 miles away from Lafayette center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 132.5 miles away from Lafayette center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Ice Storms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Lafayette:

  • MEADOWBROOK NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; SHAWSVILLE, VA)
  • RICHFIELD RECOVERY AND CARE CENT (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • CARILION ROANOKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ROANOKE, VA)
  • ADVENTA HOSPICE (Hospital, about 10 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • SNYDER NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • CAMELOT HALL (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SALEM, VA)
  • SALEM HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SALEM, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafayette:

  • Roanoke College (about 10 miles; Salem, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,316)
  • American National University (about 12 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 12 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • Virginia Western Community College (about 14 miles; Roanoke, VA; FT enrollment: 4,762)
  • Radford University (about 20 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • New River Community College (about 29 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Patrick Henry Community College (about 40 miles; Martinsville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,266)

Points of interest:

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Rivers: South Fork Roanoke River (A), North Fork Roanoke River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lafayette: Lafayette Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Montgomery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Virginia:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

65.5%
Whole state:

67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.8%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Lafayette:

Marital status in Lafayette, VA
  • Never married: 58.4%
  • Now married: 19.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

For population 25 years and over in Lafayette:

  • High school or higher: 74.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

26.1
Virginia average:

12.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lafayette, VA (based on Montgomery County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,60990
Mainline Protestant9,44938
Other5,11511
Catholic3,2493
Black Protestant573
None60,913-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 14
Montgomery County:

1.57 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Montgomery County:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
This county:

1.12 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37
This county:

4.16 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
Montgomery County:

8.20 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.7%
Virginia:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Montgomery County:

25.2%
Virginia:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Montgomery County:

15.3%
State:

18.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Lafayette:

  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WWVT (1260 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lafayette:

  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • W244AV (96.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, ETC., VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • W273AA (102.5 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WBRW (105.3 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lafayette:

  • WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPXR (Channel 38; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WDBJ (Channel 7; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFXR-TV (Channel 27; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W54BT (Channel 54; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: BIP, INC.)
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W49AP (Channel 49; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 10Number of bridges
  • 102ft / 30.8mTotal length
  • $17,725,000Total costs
  • 53,843Total average daily traffic
  • 11,306Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Lafayette, VA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11920-1929
  • 11930-1939
  • 61970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 11990-1999
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Lafayette, VA

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • POOR MT, 4 Mi Nw (Lat: 37.193167 Lon: -80.157806), Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WMJ225,
    Assigned Frequencies: 2112.00 MHz, 2162.00 MHz, Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 07/11/2007, Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lafayette, VA
  • 56.6%Electricity
  • 31.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.1%Utility gas
  • 6.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lafayette, VA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Lafayette compared to Virginia state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Lafayette on our top lists:

  • #85 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
  • #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
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