ZIP 36862 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 36862 (Lafayette, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, AL · Chambers County
uszips 2026
People5,915
Median age50.0
Household income$37,719
Home value$119,534
Median rent$678/mo
Poverty16.9%
College degree+15.0%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- LaGrange, GA-AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,570
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.7% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
18.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,996.
Education (adults 25+)
30.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.3%
- Never married
- 34.7%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 39.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.6%
- Rent burden
- 34.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.7%
- Unemployment
- 10.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 4.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.8%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 23.0%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.