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Census Tract 1, Lafayette, LA

2,540 Population
0.8 square miles 3,053.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±2.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lafayette: 36.9 ±1
  • about the same as the figure in Lafayette Parish: 36.5 ±0.3

Economics

$19,443 ±$4,413 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Lafayette: $40,517 ±$1,703
  • about half the amount in Lafayette Parish: $40,361 ±$1,155
$29,839 ±$7,572 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Lafayette: $61,915 ±$2,564
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Lafayette Parish: $67,451 ±$2,676

35.6% ±10.7% (662  ±256) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Lafayette: 18.3% 21,882 (±1.8% / ±2,105)
  • more than double the rate in Lafayette Parish: 17.1% 41,850 (±1.3% / ±3,185)

20 minutes ±4.6 (14,445  ±5,022) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Lafayette: 20 1,055,475 (±0.6 / ±43,249)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lafayette Parish: 22.9 2,449,460 (±0.6 / ±82,050)

Families

942 ±219 Number of households
  • Lafayette: 52,966 ±1,073
  • Lafayette Parish: 100,903 ±947
1.7 ±0.3 (1,638  ±453) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Lafayette: 2.3 119,018 (±0.1 / ±89)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Lafayette Parish: 2.4 244,772 (±0 / ±62)

4.9% ±5.3% (22  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lafayette: 5.3% † 1,562 (±1.3% / ±378)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 6.2% † 3,705 (±0.9% / ±556)

Housing

1,212 ±205 Number of housing units
  • Lafayette: 59,363 ±931
  • Lafayette Parish: 112,184 ±69

$215,500 ±$53,168 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lafayette: $257,000 ±$8,693
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Lafayette Parish: $242,900 ±$4,823

35.4% ±6% (893  ±219.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Lafayette: 15.6% 18,836 (±1.5% / ±1,787.8)
  • more than double the rate in Lafayette Parish: 12.3% 30,096 (±1% / ±2,395.9)

Social

74.8% ±11.6% (1,491  ±384.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette: 90.9% 76,755 (±2.7% / ±2,529.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 90.2% 151,326 (±2.2% / ±3,703.8)
32.8% ±14.3% (654  ±315.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette: 41.1% 34,692 (±2% / ±1,772.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 35.3% 59,180 (±1.4% / ±2,315.6)

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

8.5% ±7.5% (217  ±194) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lafayette: 7% † 8,533 (±1.1% / ±1,301)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lafayette Parish: 5.2% 12,880

4.5% ±2.9% (102  ±68) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette: 5.4% † 5,225 (±0.6% / ±619)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lafayette Parish: 5.6% 10,433 (±0.5% / ±932)
102 Total veterans ±68 91 Male ±66 11 Female ±19

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