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Census Tract 1, Lafayette, LA

2,817 Population
0.8 square miles 3,386.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±3.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lafayette: 37.1 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Lafayette Parish: 36.4 ±0.3

Economics

$17,796 ±$4,525 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Lafayette: $39,861 ±$2,275
  • about half the amount in Lafayette Parish: $39,092 ±$1,243
$28,442 ±$2,462 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Lafayette: $61,454 ±$3,088
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Lafayette Parish: $67,660 ±$2,941

48.3% ±11.6% (1,008  ±338) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Lafayette: 19.1% 22,631 (±1.6% / ±1,935)
  • more than double the rate in Lafayette Parish: 17.4% 41,954 (±1.3% / ±3,174)

20.3 minutes ±5.3 (13,585  ±6,330) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Lafayette: 19.9 1,053,320 (±0.8 / ±57,076)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lafayette Parish: 22.8 2,433,765 (±0.6 / ±83,964)

Families

1,003 ±227 Number of households
  • Lafayette: 52,480 ±1,015
  • Lafayette Parish: 99,357 ±1,053
1.9 ±0.2 (1,885  ±488) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Lafayette: 2.3 118,182 (±0 / ±122)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Lafayette Parish: 2.4 241,189 (±0 / ±93)

4.4% ±4.7% (21  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lafayette: 5.1% † 1,494 (±1% / ±299)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 5.8% † 3,425 (±0.9% / ±540)

Housing

1,221 ±219 Number of housing units
  • Lafayette: 58,905 ±933
  • Lafayette Parish: 110,400 ±85

$191,900 ±$74,591 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Lafayette: $251,300 ±$9,789
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lafayette Parish: $234,200 ±$4,659

25.9% ±4.6% (726  ±182.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lafayette: 15.8% † 18,993 (±1.8% / ±2,107.7)
  • about double the rate in Lafayette Parish: 13.1% 31,606 (±1.1% / ±2,686.9)

Social

76% ±8.9% (1,612  ±373.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette: 90.9% 75,907 (±2.5% / ±2,350.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 89.9% 149,102 (±2.1% / ±3,546.1)
25.4% ±13.8% (538  ±311) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lafayette: 40.6% 33,919 (±1.8% / ±1,584.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 34.9% 57,801 (±1.3% / ±2,130.4)

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

7.4% ±6.9% (208  ±198) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lafayette: 6.6% † 7,961 (±0.9% / ±1,102)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Lafayette Parish: 5.1% 12,511

3.7% ±2.2% (88  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lafayette: 5.9% † 5,627 (±0.7% / ±712)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 6% 11,179 (±0.5% / ±856)
88 Total veterans ±54 77 Male ±51 11 Female ±18

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