DEMOGRAPHICS / EMPLOYERS / CLIMATE
DEMOGRAPHICS:
| POPULATION |
2007 |
1995 |
1990 |
1985 |
1980 |
|
|
26,275 |
17,616 |
14,708 |
13,323 |
8,985 |
MEDIAN AGE: 33.3 ELEVATION: 5,300
MEDIAN INCOME: $72.281
EDUCATION: High School Graduates: 84%
College Graduates: 34%
EMPLOYERS:
| EMPLOYERS WITHIN LAFAYETTE |
|
|
MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS |
|
| Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital |
1310 |
|
University of Colorado |
7759 |
|
City of Lafayette |
330 |
|
IBM |
4000 |
| Universal Forest Products |
285 |
|
Major area hospitals |
4290 |
| Imagine! |
250 |
|
Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
3387 |
| Walmart |
189 |
|
Ball Corporation |
3000 |
| Rocky Mtn Instruments |
150 |
|
Level 3 Communications |
2000 |
| Albertsons |
112 |
|
Abacus |
370 |
| Northrup Grumman |
110 |
|
Seagate Technology |
1500 |
| Dharmacon |
102 |
|
Safeway |
1250 |
| King Soopers |
86 |
|
Conagra Foods |
900 |
| Clinica Campesina |
65 |
|
Walmart |
1200 |
| Ace Hardware |
61 |
|
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions |
978 |
| Crystal Electric |
60 |
|
King Soopers |
660 |
|
Lafayette Florist |
45 |
|
Amgen |
1200
|
|
Data Trax |
40 |
|
|
|
CLIMATE:
MEAN TEMPERATURES:
(Degrees Fahrenheit)
| January |
29.5 |
| April |
47.7 |
| July |
72.0 |
| October |
52.6 |
DAYS OF SUNSHINE: 275 days/year
INCHES OF RAIN: 15.5 inches/year
GROWING SEASON: 148 Days