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Lafayette, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $234,200 (it was $99,800 in 2000)
Lafayette:

$234,200
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $162,400 - $347,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $317,219
Here:

$317,219
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,122
Here:

$137,122
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $250,598
Here:

$250,598
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $134,620
Here:

$134,620
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $234,393
Here:

$234,393
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $167,185
Here:

$167,185
State:

$89,857

Total population: 126,066 (Urban population: 110,021, Rural population: 240 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 60,226 (54,329 occupied: 28,668 owner occupied, 25,661 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,265 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $304,596.

Median contract rent in 2022: $875 (lower quartile is $666, upper quartile is $1,108)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $942


Median gross rent in Lafayette, LA in 2022: $1,012

Housing units in Lafayette with a mortgage: 15,136 (1,254 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,131 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 829

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $95,962

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $50,000

Median monthly housing costs: $985

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Lafayette, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1979

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 121,367
  • Male householders: 25,953 (9,607 living alone), Female householders: 28,376 (10,560 living alone)
  • 20,693 spouses (20,569 opposite-sex spouses), 3,555 unmarried partners, (3,434 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 32,859 children (31,698 natural, 197 adopted, 964 stepchildren), 1,384 grandchildren, 1,083 brothers or sisters, 1,215 parents, 0 foster children, 935 other relatives, 3,498 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,816

Size of family households: 13,809 2-persons, 6,499 3-persons, 6,078 4-persons, 2,119 5-persons, 539 6-persons, 673 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,167 1-person, 3,431 2-persons, 835 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 139 5-persons.

14,836 married couples with children.
8,168 single-parent households (909 men, 7,259 women).

90.9% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 6,064 (5.0%)
(38.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 3951 bedroom
  • 2,5862 bedrooms
  • 17,3733 bedrooms
  • 6,6194 bedrooms
  • 1,6955+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 148no bedroom
  • 6,7511 bedroom
  • 10,5772 bedrooms
  • 6,6573 bedrooms
  • 1,2604 bedrooms
  • 2685+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 759no vehicle
  • 8,8841 vehicle
  • 14,4222 vehicles
  • 2,8943 vehicles
  • 1,3954 vehicles
  • 3145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,941no vehicle
  • 13,6261 vehicle
  • 7,4922 vehicles
  • 1,5263 vehicles
  • 764 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 5533 rooms
  • 1,9874 rooms
  • 4,5765 rooms
  • 5,5826 rooms
  • 6,2217 rooms
  • 4,3488 rooms
  • 5,4019+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 1481 room
  • 1,4842 rooms
  • 6,0583 rooms
  • 8,2334 rooms
  • 3,8135 rooms
  • 3,2966 rooms
  • 1,3487 rooms
  • 1,1968 rooms
  • 859+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lafayette, LA
Lafayette city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lafayette, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022
  • 3,333Less than $10,000
  • 6,495$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,247$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,320$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,383$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,965$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,444$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,727$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,709$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,034$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,693$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,979$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lafayette, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Lafayette, LA in 2022
  • 412Less than $10,000
  • 376$10,000 to $14,999
  • 177$15,000 to $19,999
  • 104$20,000 to $24,999
  • 67$25,000 to $29,999
  • 122$30,000 to $34,999
  • 32$40,000 to $49,999
  • 173$50,000 to $59,999
  • 500$60,000 to $69,999
  • 795$70,000 to $79,999
  • 824$80,000 to $89,999
  • 385$90,000 to $99,999
  • 967$100,000 to $124,999
  • 942$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,607$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,592$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4,768$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,029$250,000 to $299,999
  • 5,597$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,150$400,000 to $499,999
  • 691$500,000 to $749,999
  • 564$750,000 to $999,999
  • 173$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 398$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 223$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lafayette, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lafayette, LA in 2022
  • 629$100 to $149
  • 31$150 to $199
  • 408$200 to $249
  • 55$250 to $299
  • 684$300 to $349
  • 670$400 to $449
  • 617$450 to $499
  • 251$500 to $549
  • 520$550 to $599
  • 1,277$600 to $649
  • 1,675$650 to $699
  • 1,297$700 to $749
  • 900$750 to $799
  • 3,191$800 to $899
  • 2,837$900 to $999
  • 4,772$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,077$1,250 to $1,499
  • 926$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,844No cash rent
Work and jobs in Lafayette: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.2%
Number of people working at home: 6,406 (11.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 461
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 7,754
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,012
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10,649
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 8,525
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,486
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,600
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,174
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 661
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,323
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,903
  • 90 or more minutes: 561
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lafayette

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 88,553 (85.0%)
  • Carpooled: 5,229 (5.0%)
  • Bus: 278 (0.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 7 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 108 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,153 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 166 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,956 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 6,406 (6.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.8%Males
  • 6.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.4%Males
  • 8.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 9.6%Males
  • 0.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 2.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 2.8%Females
Races in Lafayette detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • 4,3642010 or later
  • 1,3632000 to 2009
  • 4971990 to 1999
  • 8511980 to 1989
  • 4951970 to 1979
  • 497Before 1970
Ancestries in Lafayette, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • French: 9,616 (13.4%)
  • American: 5,921 (8.2%)
  • French Canadian: 3,559 (5.0%)
  • English: 3,255 (4.5%)
  • German: 3,028 (4.2%)
  • Irish: 1,849 (2.6%)
  • Cajun: 1,560 (2.2%)
  • Italian: 1,288 (1.8%)
  • European: 533 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 475 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 404 (0.6%)
  • Lebanese: 399 (0.6%)
  • Romanian: 226 (0.3%)
  • African: 209 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 182 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 169 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 167 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 135 (0.2%)
  • British: 117 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 105 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 101 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 93 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 78 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 77 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 65 (0.09%)
  • Eastern European: 49 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 45 (0.06%)
  • Iraqi: 43 (0.06%)
  • Swiss: 41 (0.06%)
  • Norwegian: 38 (0.05%)
  • Iranian: 38 (0.05%)
  • Brazilian: 38 (0.05%)
  • Palestinian: 37 (0.05%)
  • Jamaican: 35 (0.05%)
  • Russian: 30 (0.04%)
  • Northern European: 27 (0.04%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 22 (0.03%)
  • Maltese: 22 (0.03%)
  • Greek: 22 (0.03%)
  • Danish: 19 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 17 (0.02%)
  • South African: 16 (0.02%)
  • Welsh: 15 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 15 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 14 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 5 (0.01%)
  • West Indian: 5 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras
Lafayette:

19.3% (1,375)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

India
Lafayette:

13.8% (982)
Louisiana:

3.9% (7,741)

Venezuela
Lafayette:

7.4% (526)
Louisiana:

0.8% (1,538)

Vietnam
Lafayette:

5.5% (391)
Louisiana:

9.2% (18,115)

Mexico
Lafayette:

4.7% (337)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lafayette:

4.4% (316)
Louisiana:

3.4% (6,779)

Ecuador
Lafayette:

3.7% (267)
Louisiana:

0.6% (1,196)

Nigeria
Lafayette:

2.8% (199)
Louisiana:

1.0% (2,002)

Jordan
Lafayette:

2.3% (165)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,370)

Guatemala
Lafayette:

2.3% (163)
Louisiana:

2.8% (5,576)

Other Western Asia
Lafayette:

2.2% (155)
Louisiana:

0.1% (237)

Romania
Lafayette:

2.1% (147)
Louisiana:

0.4% (844)

Philippines
Lafayette:

2.0% (143)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,086)

Canada
Lafayette:

2.0% (142)
Louisiana:

1.5% (2,933)

Ethiopia
Lafayette:

1.8% (131)
Louisiana:

0.5% (892)

Cuba
Lafayette:

1.7% (118)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,172)

Israel
Lafayette:

1.6% (116)
Louisiana:

0.5% (901)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 97,901
  • Other state: 16,560
  • Northeast: 1,944
  • Midwest: 1,892
  • South: 11,456
  • West: 1,268

83.2% of Lafayette residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66.5% lived in Louisiana.


Lafayette:

83.2%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 144
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 26
  • 5th and 6th grade: 124
  • 7th and 8th grade: 621
  • 9th grade: 345
  • 10th grade: 1,301
  • 11th grade: 509
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 671
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,257
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,221
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,002
  • Associate degree: 2,501
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,050
  • Master's degree: 3,476
  • Professional school degree: 1,334
  • Doctorate degree: 726
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 77
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 338
  • 5th and 6th grade: 41
  • 7th and 8th grade: 372
  • 9th grade: 734
  • 10th grade: 1,802
  • 11th grade: 902
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 281
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,287
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,466
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,712
  • Associate degree: 3,309
  • Bachelor's degree: 13,683
  • Master's degree: 3,163
  • Professional school degree: 1,017
  • Doctorate degree: 349
Educational Attainment for Females
Lafayette marital status for males
Lafayette marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 39,105
  • One, attached: 2,958
  • Two: 1,754
  • 3 or 4: 3,070
  • 5 to 9: 4,775
  • 10 to 19: 3,378
  • 20 to 49: 2,234
  • 50 or more: 2,138
  • Mobile homes: 814

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,100

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lafayette
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lafayette, LA
  • 62.0%Electricity
  • 37.3%Utility gas
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lafayette, LA
  • 84.1%Electricity
  • 14.9%Utility gas
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,850
Here:

23.3%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,908
Here:

33.0%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 659
Here:

8.2%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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