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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Lafayette, LA are White alone (67,773 residents), Black alone (37,672 residents), and Hispanic (6,271 residents). 91.4% of Lafayette residents speak English at home. 5.8% of Lafayette, LA residents are foreign-born (2.4% born in Asia, 2.3% born in Latin America), which is 30.5% greater than the foreign-born rate of 4.0% across the entire state of Louisiana.

Race distribution in Lafayette

2000 2022
  • Races in Lafayette, LA (2000)
    • 74,02067.1%White alone
    • 31,29228.4%Black alone
    • 2,0711.9%Hispanic
    • 1,5731.4%Asian alone
    • 8920.8%Two or more races
    • 2500.2%American Indian alone
    • 1350.1%Other race alone
    • 240.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Lafayette, LA (2022)
    • 67,77355.8%White alone
    • 37,67231.0%Black alone
    • 6,2715.2%Hispanic
    • 6,0175.0%Two or more races
    • 3,0362.5%Asian alone
    • 3820.3%American Indian alone
    • 2160.2%Other race alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Louisiana (2000)
    • 2,794,39162.5%White alone
    • 1,443,39032.3%Black alone
    • 107,7382.4%Hispanic
    • 54,2561.2%Asian alone
    • 39,2600.9%Two or more races
    • 24,1290.5%American Indian alone
    • 4,7360.1%Other race alone
    • 1,0760.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Louisiana (2022)
    • 2,603,22156.7%White alone
    • 1,420,05530.9%Black alone
    • 262,2135.7%Hispanic
    • 183,2704.0%Two or more races
    • 81,1691.8%Asian alone
    • 19,9910.4%American Indian alone
    • 18,0430.4%Other race alone
    • 2,2790.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Lafayette

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $57,985White non-Hispanic householders
  • $32,234Black householders
  • $103,449American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $109,160Asian householders
  • $66,721Some other race householders
  • $48,323Two or more races householders
  • $58,537Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $273,389White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $133,057Black or African American householders
  • $198,060American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $259,309Asian householders
  • $248,045Some other race householders
  • $224,578Two or more races householders
  • $286,061Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Lafayette, LA in 2022

Median age by race in Lafayette

  • 42.5Median age for White residents
  • 40.7Males
  • 44.8Females
  • 33.2Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 30.8Males
  • 35.7Females
  • 62.3Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 62.1Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 39.9Median age for Asian residents
  • 45.6Males
  • 39.2Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 16.1Median age for Other race residents
  • 27.4Males
  • 21.7Females
  • 25.8Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 32.0Males
  • 23.4Females
  • 42.7Median age for White alone residents
  • 40.8Males
  • 45.1Females
  • 30.4Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 31.1Males
  • 26.5Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Lafayette

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 20,88961.3%Owner occupied
  • 13,20138.7%Renter occupied
  • 61.3%
    38.7%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 5,54536.4%Owner occupied
  • 9,68763.6%Renter occupied
  • 36.4%
    63.6%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 5366.4%Owner occupied
  • 2733.6%Renter occupied
  • 66.4%
    33.6%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 69069.0%Owner occupied
  • 31031.0%Renter occupied
  • 69.0%
    31.0%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 105100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 8828.4%Owner occupied
  • 22271.6%Renter occupied
  • 28.4%
    71.6%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,41139.6%Owner occupied
  • 2,15360.4%Renter occupied
  • 39.6%
    60.4%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 20,75061.8%Owner occupied
  • 12,81638.2%Renter occupied
  • 61.8%
    38.2%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 93443.0%Owner occupied
  • 1,23857.0%Renter occupied
  • 43.0%
    57.0%

Language usage in Lafayette

  • English speakers - Total
  • 91.4% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
  • 2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 1,89259.6%Speak English very well
  • 1,28440.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 59.6%
    40.4%
  • 5.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 4,49966.7%Speak English very well
  • 2,24833.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 66.7%
    33.3%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 95.4% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
  • 2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 29866.5%Speak English very well
  • 15033.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 66.5%
    33.5%
  • 1.8% of residents speak other language at home
  • 18461.7%Speak English very well
  • 11438.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 61.7%
    38.3%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 89.9% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
  • 5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 44100.0%Speak English very well
  • 4.9% of residents speak other language at home
  • 41100.0%Speak English less than very well
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 21.9% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
  • 28.1% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 73543.1%Speak English very well
  • 96956.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 43.1%
    56.9%
  • 50.0% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,35544.7%Speak English very well
  • 1,67955.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 44.7%
    55.3%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

94.1% (61,895)
Foreign-born:

43.8% (454)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

5.9% (3,881)
Foreign-born:

56.2% (583)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

97.9% (30,836)
Foreign-born:

48.2% (244)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

2.1% (673)
Foreign-born:

51.5% (261)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

80.2% (669)
Foreign-born:

8.9% (192)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

19.8% (165)
Foreign-born:

91.1% (1,963)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

58.8% (186)
Foreign-born:

0.6% (4)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

39.7% (126)
Foreign-born:

99.7% (661)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

93.2% (7,762)
Foreign-born:

7.0% (82)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

6.8% (568)
Foreign-born:

93.0% (1,086)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

94.7% (61,465)
Foreign-born:

57.7% (454)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

5.3% (3,451)
Foreign-born:

42.3% (333)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

76.1% (2,981)
Foreign-born:

4.6% (82)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

23.9% (936)
Foreign-born:

95.4% (1,704)

Foreign-born residents in Lafayette

7,139 residents are foreign born (2.4% Asia, 2.3% Latin America).

This city:

5.8%
Louisiana:

4.2%

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Marital status for residents in Lafayette

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.1%Never married
  • 47.1%Now married
  • 2.1%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 7.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 30.7%Never married
  • 45.2%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 8.3%Widowed
  • 13.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

78.4% (775)
Unmarried:

21.6% (214)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

34.3% (5,188)
Unmarried:

65.7% (9,930)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 50.0%Never married
  • 38.0%Now married
  • 3.0%Separated
  • 3.8%Widowed
  • 5.3%Divorced
  • Females
  • 49.0%Never married
  • 35.3%Now married
  • 1.1%Separated
  • 6.7%Widowed
  • 7.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

27.7% (107)
Unmarried:

72.3% (278)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

23.6% (2,161)
Unmarried:

76.4% (6,992)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 19.4%Never married
  • 80.6%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 76.6%Never married
  • 21.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 1.6%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

14.0% (7)
Unmarried:

86.0% (41)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 33.4%Never married
  • 64.7%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 1.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 32.1%Never married
  • 63.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 4.0%Widowed
  • 0.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (21)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

58.8% (536)
Unmarried:

41.2% (376)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 46.3%Never married
  • 52.0%Now married
  • 1.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 45.9%Never married
  • 53.0%Now married
  • 1.1%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (34)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

49.4% (169)
Unmarried:

50.6% (174)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 66.2%Never married
  • 27.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 6.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 51.8%Never married
  • 21.9%Now married
  • 9.2%Separated
  • 4.6%Widowed
  • 12.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

65.6% (72)
Unmarried:

34.4% (38)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

46.0% (1,234)
Unmarried:

54.0% (1,449)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 41.6%Never married
  • 46.3%Now married
  • 2.2%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 7.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 30.9%Never married
  • 45.0%Now married
  • 2.7%Separated
  • 8.3%Widowed
  • 13.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

78.4% (775)
Unmarried:

21.6% (214)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

33.6% (5,023)
Unmarried:

66.4% (9,930)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 38.5%Never married
  • 58.0%Now married
  • 0.4%Separated
  • 1.1%Widowed
  • 2.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 33.2%Never married
  • 50.1%Now married
  • 0.2%Separated
  • 7.3%Widowed
  • 9.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.2% (67)
Unmarried:

67.8% (141)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

59.2% (640)
Unmarried:

40.8% (441)

Ancestries in Lafayette

  • Ancestries in Lafayette, LA
    • 9,61613.4%French
    • 5,9218.2%American
    • 3,5595.0%French Canadian
    • 3,2554.5%English
    • 3,0284.2%German
    • 1,8492.6%Irish
    • 1,5602.2%Cajun
    • 1,2881.8%Italian
    • 5330.7%European
    • 4750.7%Scotch-Irish
    • 4040.6%Scottish
    • 3990.6%Lebanese
    • 2260.3%Romanian
    • 2090.3%African
    • 1820.3%Polish
    • 1690.2%Arab
    • 1670.2%Nigerian
    • 1350.2%Ethiopian
    • 1170.2%British
    • 1050.1%Ukrainian
    • 1010.1%Swedish
    • 930.1%Portuguese
    • 780.1%Canadian
    • 770.1%Dutch
    • 650.09%Scandinavian
    • 490.07%Eastern European
    • 450.06%Haitian
    • 430.06%Iraqi
    • 410.06%Swiss
    • 380.05%Norwegian
    • 380.05%Iranian
    • 380.05%Brazilian
    • 370.05%Palestinian
    • 350.05%Jamaican
    • 300.04%Russian
    • 270.04%Northern European
    • 250.03%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
    • 220.03%Jordanian
    • 220.03%Maltese
    • 220.03%Greek
    • 190.03%Danish
    • 170.02%Slovak
    • 160.02%South African
    • 150.02%Welsh
    • 150.02%Australian
    • 140.02%Belgian
    • 80.01%Syrian
    • 70.01%Bulgarian
    • 50.01%Czechoslovakian
    • 50.01%West Indian

Geographical mobility in Lafayette

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 58,57385.8%White (Caucasian)
    • 29,78487.1%Black or African American
    • 10559.5%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 2,32579.4%Asian
    • 101100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 88673.7%Other race
    • 10,49683.6%Two or more races
    • 57,31785.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 5,41181.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 5,1527.5%White / Caucasian
    • 2,7308.0%Black or African American
    • 3017.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 42914.6%Asian
    • 1119.3%Other race
    • 9937.9%Two or more races
    • 5,1527.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 69610.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 3,4965.1%White / Caucasian
    • 1,1453.3%Black or African American
    • 5732.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 270.9%Asian
    • 12010.0%Other race
    • 7726.2%Two or more races
    • 3,4965.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 3535.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 1,0171.5%White / Caucasian
    • 3681.1%Black or African American
    • 1685.7%Asian
    • 121.0%Other race
    • 1531.2%Two or more races
    • 9841.5%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1201.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 430.1%White
    • 560.2%Black or African American
    • 331.1%Asian
    • 988.2%Other race
    • 70.1%Two or more races
    • 430.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1191.8%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Lafayette

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 4,323100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 50487.8%Native
  • 7012.2%Foreign-born
  • 87.8%
    12.2%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 208100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 3,110100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 32100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 8,15798.5%Native
  • 1201.5%Foreign-born
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 27155.7%Native
  • 21544.3%Foreign-born
  • 55.7%
    44.3%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 1,06399.1%Native
  • 100.9%Foreign-born
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 6,312100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 35264.9%Native
  • 19035.1%Foreign-born
  • 64.9%
    35.1%

    • Place of birth for residents in Lafayette

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 3,013Americas
      • 2,950Asia
      • 2,867Latin America
      • 1,826Central America
      • 1,177South Central Asia
      • 816South America
      • 681Western Asia
      • 649Europe
      • 627South Eastern Asia
      • 464Eastern Asia
      • 410Africa
      • 363China
      • 324Eastern Europe
      • 224Caribbean
      • 209Western Africa
      • 201Northern Europe
      • 145Northern America
      • 134Eastern Africa
      • 115Oceania
      • 115Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 113Western Europe
      • 32Southern Africa
      • 10Southern Europe
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 1,209Honduras
      • 963India
      • 417Venezuela
      • 404Vietnam
      • 346Mexico
      • 322China
      • 252Ecuador
      • 188Nigeria
      • 186Jordan
      • 157Romania
      • 152Guatemala
      • 146Philippines
      • 145Canada
      • 126Ethiopia
      • 122Cuba
      • 116Israel
      • 108Ireland
      • 96Ukraine
      • 95New Zealand
      • 85Lebanon
      • 83Brazil
      • 76Iraq
      • 75Bangladesh
      • 74Nepal
      • 72Korea
      • 72Kuwait
      • 57Germany
      • 46France
      • 44Iran
      • 41United Kingdom
      • 37Trinidad and Tobago
      • 32South Africa
      • 31El Salvador
      • 30Poland
      • 28Japan
      • 26Sweden
      • 25England
      • 25Laos
      • 24Dominican Republic
      • 22Colombia
      • 22Haiti
      • 21Taiwan
      • 20Indonesia
      • 19Argentina
      • 19Hong Kong
      • 19Australia
      • 19Pakistan
      • 19Belarus
      • 17Jamaica
      • 17Burma (Myanmar)
      • 12Malaysia
      • 10Bulgaria
      • 10Peru
      • 10Russia
      • 9Netherlands
      • 8Bolivia
      • 7Tanzania
      • 6Nicaragua
      • 3Chile
      • 2Belize
      • 1Uganda

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Lafayette

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 15858.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 11341.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 58.3%
    41.7%
  • Black or African American
  • 9145.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 11154.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 45.2%
    54.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native
  • 7100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 43100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 15858.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 11341.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 58.3%
    41.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 7100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 5317.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 25282.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 17.4%
    82.6%
  • Black or African American
  • 13938.3%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 22461.7%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 38.3%
    61.7%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 5518.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 24381.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 18.5%
    81.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 40100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren

    • Zip codes: 70501, 70503, 70506.

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