Profile for Lafayette

- Population by Age and Sex - Family Type - Occupied Housing Units - Owner-Occupied Housing Units - Income and Poverty - Education - Health - Indicators of Household Composition - Indicators of Economic Well-being - Workforce Participation - Transportation - Indicators of Health Status - Indicators of Health Care Access - Indicators of Long Term Care - Crime - Civic Engagement Index - Contact Information - Definitions & Data Sources

Some tables with base year data from the 2000 Census and health surveys do not yet have comparable current year data.

Senior Population by Age and Sex        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Total Population (all ages)   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 5,606,246 33,031 5,800,310 33,108   Population 65+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 755,824 5,072 784,467 5,337   Percent Population 65+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 13.5 15.4 13.5 16.1   Population 85+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 98,994 834 1.8 2.6   Percent Population 85+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 1.8 2.5 1.8 2.6   Female Population 65+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 448,028 2,995 457,049 3,154   Pct Population 65+ that is Female   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 59.3 59.0 58.1 58.2   Male Population 65+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 307,796 2,077 329,633 2,264   Percent Population 65+ that is Male   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 40.7 41.0 41.9 41.8   Female Population 85+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 71,844 603 74,198 669   Pct Population 85+ that is Female   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 72.6 72.3 70.4 75.2   Male Population 85+   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 27,150 231 31,157 220   Percent Population 85+ that is Male   2000/2005  MO   Lafayette 27.4 27.7 29.6 24.8

Senior Population by Family Type        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Population 65+ Living in Families   2000  MO   Lafayette 463,331 2,845   Percent Population 65+ Living in Families   2000  MO   Lafayette 61 56   Female Householder, no husband present 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 33,924 150

Senior Population -- Occupied Housing Units        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Total Occupied Housing Units   2000  MO   Lafayette 2,194,594 12,569   Percent Occupied Housing Units   2000  MO   Lafayette 89.9 91.7   Occupied Housing Units Householder 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 495,896 3,153

Senior Population -- Owner-Occupied Housing Units        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Owner-Occupied Housing Units   2000  MO   Lafayette 1,542,310 9,478   Percent Owner Occupied Housing Units   2000  MO   Lafayette 70.3 75.4   Median Value Owner-Occupied Housing Unit   2000  MO   Lafayette $86,900 $78,700   Owner-Occupied Housing Units Householder 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 392,032 2,559   Percent Owner-Occupied Housing Units Householder 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 79.1 81.2

Senior Population -- Income and Poverty        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Median Household Income 65-74 Years   2000  MO   Lafayette $28,999 $28,065   Median Household Income 75+   2000  MO   Lafayette $20,643 $19,519   Average Household Income 65-74 Years   2000  MO   Lafayette $41,503 $38,868   Average Household Income 75+   2000  MO   Lafayette $33,434 $33,019   Persons 65+ Below Poverty Level   2000  MO   Lafayette 70,476 402   Percent Persons 65+ Below Poverty Level   2000  MO   Lafayette 9.9 9.1

Senior Population -- Education        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   No High School Diploma 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 282,307 2,025   Percent No High School Diploma 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 37.3 39.9   High School Graduate or GED 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 256,497 1,926   Percent High School Graduate or GED 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 33.9 38.0   Some College, no degree 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 128,249 701   Percent Some College, no degree 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 17.0 13.8   College Graduate or Professional Degree 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 88,985 418   Percent College Graduate or Professional Degree 65+   2000  MO   Lafayette 11.8 8.2

Senior Population -- Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Smoking in the Past 12 Months 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 9.2 10.2   No Exercise in Past Month 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 34.7 36.0   Overweight (but not obese) -- Body Mass Index 25-30 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 37.0 38.9   Obese -- Body Mass Index >30 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 22.8 22.8   High Blood Pressure 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 54.8 55.0   High Cholesterol 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 55.3 61.5   Diabetes 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 7.3 14.7   No Flu Shot in Past Year 65+   2005  MO   Lafayette 61.7 55.9   No Mammography in Past Year 65+   2004  MO   Lafayette 28.8 43.6   No Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy in Past Decade 65+   2004  MO   Lafayette 39.4 41.4

Senior Population -- Indicators of Household Composition        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Filing Missouri Joint Income Tax Returns 65+   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette 1,062,243 6,522 1,056,209 6,263   Percent Filing Missouri Joint Income Tax Returns 65+   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette 44.8 45.0 44.3 43.9

Senior Population -- Indicators of Economic Well-being        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments as Percent of Total Personal Income   2001/2003  MO   Lafayette 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2   Crude Estimate of Personal Net Worth Per Capita   2001/2003  MO   Lafayette 101,955 87,226 100,462 69,949

Senior Population -- of Workforce Participation        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Persons in Workforce 65+   2001/2004  MO   Lafayette 74,548 397 83,374 456   Percent of Seniors Working for Pay   2001/2004  MO   Lafayette 9.8 7.8 10.9 8.8   Average Monthly Earnings of Persons 65+   2002/2005  MO   Lafayette $1,721 $1,045 $1,930 $1,201

Senior Population -- Indicators of Transportation        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Persons with Missouri Driver's License 65+   2001/2005  MO   Lafayette 581,018 3,906 624,273 4,155   Percent Persons with Missouri Driver's License 65+   2001/2005  MO   Lafayette 76.7 76.8 79.6 77.9

Senior Population -- Indicators of Health Status        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Hospitalization & ER Visits for Diabetes   1990-2001/2002-2004  MO   Lafayette 15,489 119 16,259 154   Hospitalization & ER Visits for Diabetes per 10,000 Seniors   1990-2001/2002-2004  MO   Lafayette 68.3 78.1 71.1 100.6   Hospitalization & ER Visits for Heart   1990-2001/2002-2004  MO   Lafayette 238,392 1,707 245,041 1,756   Hospitalization & ER Visits for Heart per 10,000 Seniors   1990-2001/2002-2004  MO   Lafayette 1051.1 1119.9 1071.4 1147.6

Senior Population -- Indicators of Health Care Access        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Full-time Primary Care Physicians   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette 3,865 14 4,228 16   Full-time Primary Care Physicians Per 1,000 Seniors   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette 5.10 2.70 5.50 3.10

Senior Population -- Indicators of Long Term Care        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Medicaid Paid Claims for In-Home Care Services 65+   2002/2004  MO   Lafayette $116,223,965 $361,372 $177,210,082 $561,008   Medicaid Paid Claims for Nursing Home Facilities Services 65+   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette $578,649,014 $4,010,186 $675,499,732 $4,343,741   Medicaid Costs for Long Term Care per 1,000   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette $122 $132 $147 $148   Average Medicaid Costs for Persons 65+   2000/2004  MO   Lafayette $916 $867 $1,087 $919

Senior Population -- Indicators of Crime Rate        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Uniform Crime Reporting Population Estimate   2001/2005  MO   Lafayette 5,642,575 32,966 5,800,310 33,108   Crude Crime Rate for Property and Violent Crime per 1,000 Persons   2001/2005  MO   Lafayette 48.8 26.0 43.9 26.5   Violent Crimes   2001/2005  MO   Lafayette 31,309 108 29,945 78   Property Crimes   2001/2005  MO   Lafayette 243,792 748 224,905 798

Senior Population -- Indicators of Senior Participation        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year Social and Civic Engagement Index for Seniors   2005  MO   Lafayette 42.5 48.5   Percent 65+ Registered to Vote   2005  MO   Lafayette 91.4 91.5   Percent 65+ Who Voted in Previous Year   2005  MO   Lafayette 26.1 28.0   Percent 65+ Partaking of Congregate Meals   2005  MO   Lafayette 9.9 26.0

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