La Fayette is a village in Stark County, Illinois, home to about 178 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61449.
Homes sold for a median of $84 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Fayette. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)122 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL128 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Fayette; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
La Fayette had 160 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 1237th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Stark County grew from 10,186 residents in 1900 to 5,400 in 2020.
Stark County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 38.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Galva, IL weather station (6 miles away).
1,067 jobs at 116 businesses in Stark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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