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Compare Lafayette to Mountain View

This post compares Lafayette, California to Mountain View, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lafayette (city) Mountain View (city)
Population 25,792 80,076
Income (median) $119,892 $102,981
Home Value (median) $1,214,200 $1,079,900
White 82% 56%
Black 0% 1%
Asian 9% 30%
With Kids 36% 27%
Age (median) 45 35
Rentals 26% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lafayette or Mountain View?
A: Lafayette has a much smaller population count than Mountain View: 25792 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lafayette or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Lafayette.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lafayette or Mountain View?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Lafayette.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 26% for Lafayette versus 58% for Mountain View.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lafayette may include: San-Carlos, Los-Gatos, and Danville.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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