| Official Name: | LaFayette, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Walker |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 20.94 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6888 |
| Population Density Km2: | 328.91 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 851.84 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 34.7097°N -85.2839°W |
| Elevation M: | 247 |
| Elevation Ft: | 810 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30728 |
| Area Code: | 706/762 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-44312[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0316521[3] |
LaFayette is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,888. It was founded as Chattooga.
LaFayette is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
LaFayette was founded as Chattooga, in 1835, as the seat of newly formed Walker County.[4] The county was named after the former United States senator Freeman Walker.[5] Chattooga was renamed LaFayette in 1836 after Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the French aristocrat who fought in the American Revolutionary War.[6]
LaFayette is located at 34.7097°N -85.2839°W (34.709704, -85.283862).[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,772 | 83.8% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 511 | 7.42% | |
| Native American | 33 | 0.48% | |
| Asian | 66 | 0.96% | |
| Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.07% | |
| Other/Mixed | 345 | 5.01% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 2.26% |
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,121 people, 2,712 households, and 1,749 families residing in the city. The population density was 871.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,926 housing units at an average density of 361.6/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 88.6% White, 7.5% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 2,712 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,093, and the median income for a family was $29,387. Males had a median income of $27,528 versus $20,906 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,318. About 16.0% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.