ZIP 30728 · La Fayette
Who lives in ZIP code 30728 (La Fayette, GA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Fayette, GA · Walker County
uszips 2026
People18,790
Median age41.8
Household income$55,455
Home value$147,270
Median rent$848/mo
Poverty14.3%
College degree+14.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chattanooga, TN-GA
- Wider region
- Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,357
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.8% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
23.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,477.
Education (adults 25+)
38.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.9%
- Never married
- 24.3%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 8.7%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 12.6%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.