Lafayette Parish, LA

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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana demographics

Population: 241,173
Median age: 35.8

Median household income: 63,311

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Population

2021241,173
2020243,692
2019241,973
2018240,091
2017238,230
2016234,963
2015231,811
2014228,084
2013224,719
2012221,602
2011218,586
2010215,581
2009204,963

Lafayette Parish, LA cities

Broussard city - 12,960

Carencro city - 9,531

Duson town - 1,592

Lafayette city - 122,469

Milton CDP - 2,205

Ossun CDP - 2,450

Scott city - 8,200

Youngsville city - 15,167

Lafayette Parish, LA ZIP Codes

Census data for Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Demographic and housing estimates in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Total population
Total population241,173
Male117,693
Female123,480
Population by age
Total population241,173
Under 5 years15,968
5 to 9 years15,407
10 to 14 years16,908
15 to 19 years15,212
20 to 24 years15,419
25 to 34 years38,266
35 to 44 years33,137
45 to 54 years28,276
55 to 59 years16,253
60 to 64 years13,974
65 to 74 years20,340
75 to 84 years8,388
85 years and over3,625
Median age (years)35.8
Under 18 years57,536
16 years and over189,211
18 years and over183,637
21 years and over174,163
62 years and over40,946
65 years and over32,353
Population by race
Total population241,173
One race230,808
   White161,076
   Black or African American61,992
   American Indian and Alaska Native370
   Asian4,464
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander109
   Some other race2,797
Two or more races10,365
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population177,267
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population84,962
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population92,305

Social characteristics in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Households by type
Total households95,607
Family households (families)44,098
Married-couple family6,665
Male householder, no wife present, family17,929
Female householder, no husband present, family13,315
Nonfamily households26,915
Average household size22,970
Average family size2.47

Economic characteristics in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households95,607
Less than $10,0007,676
$10,000 to $14,9994,894
$15,000 to $24,9998,460
$25,000 to $34,9998,529
$35,000 to $49,99910,396
$50,000 to $74,99914,659
$75,000 to $99,99912,638
$100,000 to $149,99914,579
$150,000 to $199,9996,411
$200,000 or more7,365
Median household income (dollars)63,311

Housing characteristics in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Housing occupancy
Total housing units106,978
Occupied housing units95,607
Vacant housing units11,371
Units in structure
Total housing units106,978
1-unit, detached72,344
1-unit, attached2,386
2 units1,642
3 or 4 units4,234
5 to 9 units4,970
10 to 19 units4,895
20 or more units6,094
Mobile home10,336
Boat, RV, van, etc.77
Year structure built
Total housing units106,978
Built 2014 or later229
Built 2010 to 201317,922
Built 2000 to 200915,415
Built 1990 to 199913,243
Built 1980 to 198919,361
Built 1970 to 197918,240
Built 1960 to 19699,838
Built 1950 to 19597,541
Built 1940 to 19492,717
Built 1939 or earlier2,472
Rooms
Total housing units106,978
1 room1,387
2 rooms2,395
3 rooms8,574
4 rooms18,977
5 rooms24,278
6 rooms21,405
7 rooms13,718
8 rooms8,422
9 rooms or more7,822
Median rooms5.4
Bedrooms
Total housing units106,978
No bedroom1,449
1 bedroom8,840
2 bedrooms24,023
3 bedrooms55,059
4 bedrooms15,699
5 or more bedrooms1,908
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units95,607
Owner-occupied63,522
Renter-occupied32,085
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.55
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.32
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units95,607
Moved in 2017 or later10,600
Moved in 2015 to 201631,308
Moved in 2010 to 201417,137
Moved in 2000 to 200916,896
Moved in 1990 to 19999,638
Moved in 1989 and earlier10,028
Value
Owner-occupied units63,522
Less than $50,0005,033
$50,000 to $99,9995,786
$100,000 to $149,9998,110
$150,000 to $199,99914,126
$200,000 to $299,99916,442
$300,000 to $499,99910,313
$500,000 to $999,9992,975
$1,000,000 or more737
Median (dollars)195,300
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units63,522
Housing units with a mortgage37,898
Housing units without a mortgage25,624
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent29,455
Less than $5002,373
$500 to $99915,407
$1,000 to $1,4998,889
$1,500 to $1,9992,152
$2,000 to $2,499469
$2,500 to $2,99948
$3,000 or more117
Median (dollars)919
No rent paid2,630

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