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Lafayette, LA Metro Area

489,207 Population
3,408.5 square miles 143.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 37.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$28,659 ±$1,369 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $28,662 ±$383
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$53,493 ±$3,418 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Louisiana: $51,073 ±$586
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

18.4% ±2.3% (88,445  ±10,980) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 19% 857,894 (±0.6% / ±28,695)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

25.6 minutes ±0.9 (5,334,475  ±267,085) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 26.6 51,637,660 (±0.3 / ±730,821)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

184,313 ±3,538 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,741,076 ±11,011
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.6 ±0.1 (481,426  ±1,936) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,519,937 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.4% ±1.4% (6,342  ±1,621) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 5.3% 57,992 (±0.5% / ±5,191)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

213,304 ±759 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,089,824 ±281
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$166,300 ±$5,283 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Louisiana: $172,100 ±$1,937
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

11.7% ±1.7% (56,648  ±8,226.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 12.5% 576,219 (±0.5% / ±24,932.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

86.2% ±3% (282,587  ±9,900.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 86% 2,699,357 (±0.9% / ±28,934.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
25.1% ±1.6% (82,140  ±5,323.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 25% 784,275 (±0.5% / ±15,430.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

3% ±0.5% (14,767  ±2,330) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 196,575 (±0.2% / ±8,475)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.6% ±0.9% (24,426  ±3,145) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 6.5% 229,938 (±0.2% / ±7,798)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
24,426 Total veterans ±3,145 21,348 Male ±2,771 3,078 Female ±1,470

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