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Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA CSA

563,411 Population
4,332.4 square miles 130 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,308 ±$1,372 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$53,655 ±$2,761 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.8% ±1.7% (110,413  ±9,329) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.2 minutes ±1.2 (6,091,155  ±315,222) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

227,970 ±3,523 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (557,650  ±65) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.6% ±1.5% (9,835  ±1,931) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

258,449 ±61 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$193,600 ±$9,549 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.8% ±1.1% (48,563  ±6,238.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.3% ±2.5% (329,483  ±9,718.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
23.2% ±1.5% (87,674  ±5,571.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

9.3% ±0.4% (48,562  ±2,058.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

3.3% (18,691  ±3,458) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.4% ±0.6% (18,626  ±2,360) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
18,626 Total veterans ±2,360 17,128 Male ±2,202 1,498 Female ±581

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