Lafayette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,839 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lafayette is the 104th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lafayette is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.42% of the Lafayette workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lafayette is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lafayette who work in management occupations (12.98%), office and administrative support (11.88%), and sales jobs (8.60%). Lafayette is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Lafayette is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.27% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Lafayette in 2022 was $17,719, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,876 for a family of four. Lafayette is a somewhat 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 Black or African-American. Lafayette also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lafayette include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Lafayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
