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Lafayette, LA Urban Area

242,063 Population
161.2 square miles 1,502.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,154 ±$2,693 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,347 ±$4,641 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.7% ±2.6% (42,386  ±6,283) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.2 minutes ±1.5 (2,533,040  ±209,397) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

98,364 ±2,821 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (239,696  ±5,601) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±2.5% (3,294  ±1,455) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

110,258 ±1,744 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$251,200 ±$11,811 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±1.9% (25,144  ±4,505.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.7% ±4% (150,470  ±7,185.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
36.5% ±2.4% (59,279  ±4,155.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.1% ±1.1% (14,734  ±2,674) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.9% (9,755  ±1,725) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,755 Total veterans ±1,725 9,196 Male ±1,699 559 Female ±329

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