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Compare Fountain to Lafayette

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

Dimension Fountain (city) Lafayette (city)
Population 28,799 27,440
Income (median) $46,454 $61,790
Home Value (median) $204,900 $343,000
White 73% 88%
Black 9% 0%
Asian 3% 4%
With Kids 53% 30%
Age (median) 29 38
Rentals 35% 27%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Fountain or Lafayette?
A: Fountain has a similar population count than Lafayette: 28799 compared with 27440 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Fountain or Lafayette?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Fountain.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fountain does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 35% for Fountain versus 27% for Lafayette.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Fountain may include: Commerce-City, Security-Widefield, and Brighton.

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

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