Lafayette Parish, LA Demographic Data
Lafayette Parish, LA Summary
Lafayette Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 227,055
- Area: 269.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 268.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.49 sq. miles
- Population Density: 843.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 29.53 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafayette Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
123,743
51%
50.8
Male
117,655
49%
49.2
Total Population
241,398
323,128,000
Lafayette Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
16,925
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
15,732
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
15,497
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15,822
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
16,467
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
42,724
17.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
31,422
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
29,499
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
15,085
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,807
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,841
7.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,077
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,500
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
183,933
76.2%
77.2
Female
95,968
52.2%
51.3
Male
87,965
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
174,785
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
36,523
15.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
28,418
11.8%
15.2
Female
16,119
56.7%
55.8
Male
12,299
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
236,195
97.8%
96.8
White
168,941
70.0%
72.6
Black or African American
61,221
25.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
401
0.2%
0.8
Asian
4,038
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,594
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,203
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,191
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
230,207
95.4%
82.2
Lafayette Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,565
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
12,377
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
48,517
30.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
33,841
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9,333
5.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
36,408
22.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,914
9.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17,942
11.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
143,013
88.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
51,322
31.9%
31.2
Lafayette Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
77,940
40.3%
33.7%
Now Married
79,007
40.9%
47.5
Divorced
24,311
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
3,658
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
8,328
4.3
5.8%
Lafayette Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
200,786
89.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
23,687
10.6%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Lafayette Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
8,908
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,001
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,771
11.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,931
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
12,975
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,234
14.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,601
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
12,725
14.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,971
4.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5,013
5.6%
6.4
Median household income
49,969
57,617
Per capita income
29,061
31,128
Lafayette Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11,471
9.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
13,887
11.7%
9.8
Construction
8,434
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
25,893
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,440
4.6%
6.6
Information
2,293
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,480
4.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,963
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14,073
11.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,997
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
13,039
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,056
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,135
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
14,595
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
40,309
33.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,676
10.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
28,967
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
22,614
19.0%
18.1%
Lafayette Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
117,645
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
99,900
84.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,100
6.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,086
0.9%
5.1
Walked
2,118
1.8%
2.7
Other means
2,802
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
3,639
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.7
26.6
Lafayette Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,355
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
33,465
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
36,740
41.2%
37.1
3 or more
13,570
15.2%
21.0
Lafayette Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
89,130
88.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
58,000
65.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
31,130
34.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
11,977
11.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
101,107
1 room
1,206
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
1,756
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
9,084
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
20,036
19.8%
16.5
5 rooms
23,956
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
19,824
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
10,163
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
7,958
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7,124
7.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafayette Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
101,107
1-unit, detached
66,938
66.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,180
2.2%
5.9
2-units
2,374
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,721
5.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,091
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5,742
5.7%
4.4
20 or more units
4,325
4.3%
9.0
Mobile home
9,654
9.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
82
0.1%
0.1
Lafayette Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,871
2.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,347
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7,968
7.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
10,166
10.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16,203
16.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
18,479
18.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,737
10.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
19,386
19.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,122
8.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,828
2.8%
1.4%
Lafayette Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
18,963
21.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
478
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
69,113
77.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
83
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
110
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
52
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
312
0.4%
1.1
Lafayette Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33,517
47295100.0
Less than $500
485
1.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,212
3.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,646
4.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,016
9.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,365
22.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
8,856
26.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,937
32.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
18,801
56.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,253
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,065
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,341
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,057
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
28,616
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
402
1.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,779
6.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,903
10.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,233
14.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
19,299
67.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,514
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
823
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,218
11.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,403
12.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,098
18.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,460
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,714
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,517
42.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,720
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
58,000
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
5,463
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,463
11.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9,030
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,998
20.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
12,640
21.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7,925
13.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,523
6.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
958
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
181,100
205,000
