Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lafayette city, Tennessee
Subject Number Percent
...Total population 3,885 100.0
     
SEX AND AGE    
Male 1,780 45.8
Female 2,105 54.2
     
Under 5 years 207 5.3
5 to 9 years 221 5.7
10 to 14 years 221 5.7
15 to 19 years 234 6.0
20 to 24 years 244 6.3
25 to 34 years 434 11.2
35 to 44 years 499 12.8
45 to 54 years 506 13.0
55 to 59 years 249 6.4
60 to 64 years 217 5.6
65 to 74 years 429 11.0
75 to 84 years 308 7.9
85 years and older 116 3.0
     
Median age (years) 42.7 (X)
     
18 years and over 3,084 79.4
…Male 1,382 35.6
…Female 1,702 43.8
21 years and over 2,951 76.0
62 years and over 989 25.5
65 years and over 853 22.0
…Male 288 7.4
…Female 565 14.5
     
RACE    
One race 3,867 99.5
...White 3,803 97.9
…Black or African American 6 0.2
…American Indian and Alaska Native 13 0.3
…Asian 15 0.4
……Asian Indian - -
……Chinese 9 0.2
……Filipino 6 0.2
……Japanese - -
……Korean - -
……Vietnamese - -
……Other Asian (Note 1) - -
…Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 0.3
……Native Hawaiian 1 -
……Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.2
……Samoan - -
……Other Pacific Islander (Note 2) 1 -
…Some other race 20 0.5
Two or more races 18 0.5
     
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races (Note 3)    
White 3,821 98.4
Black or African American 11 0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 22 0.6
Asian 16 0.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 0.3
Some other race 26 0.7
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
…Total population 3,885 100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 82 2.1
…Mexican 61 1.6
…Puerto Rican 3 0.1
…Cuban - -
…Other Hispanic or Latino 18 0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,803 97.9
…White alone 3,746 96.4
     
RELATIONSHIP    
…Total population 3,885 100.0
In households 3,789 97.5
…Householder 1,718 44.2
…Spouse 845 21.8
…Child 940 24.2
……Own child under 18 years 728 18.7
…Other relatives 165 4.2
…...Under 18 years 54 1.4
…Nonrelatives 121 3.1
……Unmarried partner 49 1.3
In group quarters 96 2.5
…Institutionalized population 93 2.4
…Noninstutionalized population 3 0.1
     
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
…Total households 1,718 100.0
Family households (families) 1,089 63.4
……With own children under 18 years 449 26.1
…Married-couple family 845 49.2
……With own children under 18 years 311 18.1
…Female householder, no husband present 182 10.6
……With own children under 18 years 108 6.3
Nonfamily households 629 36.6
…Householder living alone 588 34.2
……Householder 65 years and over 345 20.1
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 488 28.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over 638 37.1
     
Average household size 2.21 (X)
Average family size 2.79 (X)
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
…Total housing units 1,845 100.0
Occupied housing units 1,718 93.1
Vacant housing units 127 6.9
   For seasonal, recreational or occasional use 6 0.3
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.3 (X)
     
HOUSING TENURE    
…Occupied housing units 1,718 100.0
Owner-occupied housing units 1,133 65.9
Renter-occupied housing units 585 34.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.23 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.16 (X)
Notes:
(X): Not applicable
One dash (-): Represents zero or rounds to zero
Note 1: Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
Note 2: Other Pacific Islander alone or two or more Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander categories
Note 3: In combination with one or more of the races listed.  The six numbers
may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add
to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000