Census Reporter

Erath, LA

2,326 Population
1.8 square miles 1,324 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±3.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 36 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,622 ±$3,154 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $27,955 ±$510
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $27,923 ±$194
$38,295 ±$9,686 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $51,955 ±$1,036
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $49,469 ±$392

16.6% ±6.5% (385  ±165) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 19.1% 91,848 (±0.7% / ±3,574)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 19.2% 871,467 (±0.3% / ±12,866)

19.1 minutes ±2.4 (19,230  ±4,766) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 25.7 5,431,350 (±0.5 / ±120,588)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 50,112,660 (±0.2 / ±377,143)

Families

934 ±136 Number of households
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 181,798 ±1,238
  • Louisiana: 1,739,497 ±5,804
2.5 ±0.2 (2,326  ±404) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 2.7 482,216 (±0 / ±669)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,299 (±0)

5.7% ±7% (30  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.3% 7,377 (±0.6% / ±670)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 61,097 (±0.2% / ±2,174)

Housing

1,029 ±136 Number of housing units
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 209,491 ±257
  • Louisiana: 2,059,918 ±324

$79,900 ±$41,507 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $157,100 ±$2,103
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $163,100 ±$677

12.5% ±5.1% (289  ±128) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 13.9% 66,892 (±0.7% / ±3,492.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 589,150 (±0.2% / ±9,736.2)

Social

75.5% ±4.7% (1,078  ±175.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 84.1% 273,938 (±1.2% / ±3,925.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 85.2% 2,663,447 (±0.4% / ±11,873.5)
15.1% ±4.6% (216  ±73.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 23.4% 76,167 (±0.7% / ±2,109.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 24.1% 753,585 (±0.2% / ±6,078.1)

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

5.5% ±3.8% (127  ±92) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 3.3% 16,081 (±0.2% / ±1,097)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 194,206 (±0.1% / ±3,504)

1.7% ±1.1% (28  ±18) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.2% 22,692 (±0.3% / ±1,141)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Louisiana: 6.9% 243,335 (±0.1% / ±3,588)
28 Total veterans ±18 28 Male ±18 N/A Female ±13

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