Census Reporter

Lafayette, LA

126,199 Population
55.5 square miles 2,274 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$35,120 ±$3,865 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $28,659 ±$1,369
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $28,662 ±$383
$51,477 ±$4,179 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $53,493 ±$3,418
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $51,073 ±$586

18.6% ±4.1% (22,641  ±4,979) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 18.4% † 88,445 (±2.3% / ±10,980)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 19% 857,894 (±0.6% / ±28,695)

21.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,314,990  ±58,183) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 25.8 5,489,655 (±0.6 / ±132,060)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.5 49,601,075 (±0.2 / ±399,492)

Families

52,267 ±2,103 Number of households
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 184,313 ±3,538
  • Louisiana: 1,741,076 ±11,011
2.3 ±0.1 (121,562  ±1,743) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 2.6 481,426 (±0.1 / ±1,936)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,519,937 (±0)

5.5% ±3.2% (1,800  ±1,057) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 5.4% † 6,342 (±1.4% / ±1,621)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.3% 57,992 (±0.5% / ±5,191)

Housing

59,431 ±1,748 Number of housing units
  • the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 213,304 ±759
  • Louisiana: 2,089,824 ±281

$202,600 ±$16,795 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: $166,300 ±$5,283
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $172,100 ±$1,937

15.9% ±3.4% (19,859  ±4,192.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 11.7% † 56,648 (±1.7% / ±8,226.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 12.5% 576,219 (±0.5% / ±24,932.8)

Social

90.9% ±5.5% (76,597  ±5,208.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 86.2% 282,587 (±3% / ±9,900.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86% 2,699,357 (±0.9% / ±28,934.8)
38.9% ±3.7% (32,754  ±3,276.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 25.1% 82,140 (±1.6% / ±5,323.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 25% 784,275 (±0.5% / ±15,430.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

3.8% ±1.2% (4,847  ±1,543) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 3% † 14,767 (±0.5% / ±2,330)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,575 (±0.2% / ±8,475)

6.4% ±1.3% (6,406  ±1,289) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Lafayette, LA Metro Area: 6.6% † 24,426 (±0.9% / ±3,145)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 229,938 (±0.2% / ±7,798)
6,406 Total veterans ±1,289 5,688 Male ±1,092 718 Female ±583

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