Lafayette is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,048 people and five associated neighborhoods, Lafayette is the 283rd largest community in California. Lafayette home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Lafayette real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lafayette is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 95.51% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lafayette is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lafayette who work in management occupations (24.88%), business and financial occupations (11.26%), and sales jobs (10.56%). Also of interest is that Lafayette has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 40.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Lafayette is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lafayette really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lafayette perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Lafayette is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lafayette area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lafayette. 76.96% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Lafayette in 2022 was $116,206, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $464,824 for a family of four. Lafayette is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lafayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lafayette residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lafayette include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Iranian. The most common language spoken in Lafayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
