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Lafayette Parish, LA

254,241 Population
268.8 square miles 945.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,067 ±$2,499 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $35,440 ±$571
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,384 ±$4,758 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $60,986 ±$803
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17% ±2.4% (42,964  ±6,126) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 18.7% 835,267 (±0.6% / ±28,512)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.4 minutes ±1.4 (2,705,430  ±193,649) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 26.2 49,209,404 (±0.3 / ±747,344)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

103,196 ±2,425 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,848,965 ±8,172
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (251,978  ±101) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,474,016
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±2.4% (3,333  ±1,470) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 61,866 (±0.4% / ±4,761)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

115,846 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,138,882 ±318
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$250,500 ±$11,845 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $223,200 ±$2,575
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±1.8% (25,777  ±4,486.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 10.6% 480,382 (±0.5% / ±22,340.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.5% ±4.1% (158,080  ±7,132.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 88.2% 2,749,670 (±0.9% / ±28,980.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
36.7% ±2.4% (62,805  ±4,118.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 27.8% 867,511 (±0.5% / ±16,543.3)
  • 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

5.6% (14,351  ±2,556) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.2% 239,225
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±0.9% (10,311  ±1,792) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6% 211,934 (±0.2% / ±7,249)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,311 Total veterans ±1,792 9,711 Male ±1,760 600 Female ±341

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