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Lafayette Parish

Louisiana · 257,949 residents (2025 est.) · 269 sq mi
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With 247,997 people, Lafayette Parish is a county in Louisiana. The population is up 30% since 2000. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $242,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $1,057 a month at the median. 17.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
247,997
+30%since 2000
from 190,503 in 2000
257,949 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
923 / sq mi
+21%since 2009
from 762 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.5
+13%since 2000
from 32.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
269 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
156K181K206K231K256K19902000201020202024Lafayette Parish
2024248K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(16,354)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(15,408)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(18,117)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(15,091)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(15,187)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(37,065)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(35,645)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(28,640)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.1%(30,022)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(23,078)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(9,365)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(4,025)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,451
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,518 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,361
+108%since 2000
from $19,371 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.0%
+16.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 15.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.501
+3%since 2010
from 0.485 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing5.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing5%
US avg: 0.4%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$242,900
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $91,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,057
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $475 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 66.0% in 2000
34.5% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+17%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.3%(137,762)
Black23.7%(45,149)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(3,320)
Asian1.1%(2,041)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.7%(153,138)
Black25.4%(62,888)
Hispanic / Latino6.7%(16,679)
Asian1.9%(4,786)
Other4.2%(10,506)
Diversity Score
68
+22%since 2009
from 56 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
+4%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.1%(5,224)
Central American2.1%(5,192)
Honduran1.5%(3,636)
South American0.5%(1,149)
Puerto Rican0.4%(882)
Guatemalan0.3%(738)
Cuban0.3%(703)
Spaniard0.3%(675)
Venezuelan0.2%(565)
Ecuadorian0.1%(365)
Salvadoran0.1%(336)
Nicaraguan0.1%(332)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(244)
Bolivian0%(92)
Colombian0%(76)
Chilean0%(21)
Peruvian0%(10)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(1,914)
Vietnamese0.6%(1,578)
Chinese0.1%(342)
Filipino0.1%(181)
Korean0.1%(156)
Laotian0%(73)
Japanese0%(45)
Pakistani0%(42)
Taiwanese0%(29)
Nepalese0%(21)
Thai0%(18)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(96)
Chamorro0%(14)
Guamanian0%(14)
Ancestry
French17.5%(43,344)
German7.9%(19,574)
English6%(14,904)
Irish5.8%(14,397)
American4.8%(12,020)
French Canadian4.5%(11,058)
Italian3.8%(9,512)
Scottish1%(2,519)
Arab0.9%(2,298)
Polish0.8%(2,031)
Dutch0.6%(1,369)
Lebanese0.5%(1,267)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,206)
British0.3%(760)
Russian0.3%(646)
Swedish0.2%(588)
West Indian0.2%(502)
Jamaican0.2%(407)
Jordanian0.1%(351)
Norwegian0.1%(343)
Canadian0.1%(329)
Belgian0.1%(314)
Welsh0.1%(312)
Syrian0.1%(266)
Portuguese0.1%(248)
Danish0.1%(225)
Hungarian0.1%(213)
Croatian0.1%(198)
Nigerian0.1%(168)
Ethiopian0.1%(155)
Czech0.1%(146)
Egyptian0.1%(144)
Ukrainian0.1%(125)
Greek0%(117)
Slovak0%(111)
Lithuanian0%(108)
Iraqi0%(81)
Finnish0%(78)
Iranian0%(66)
Swiss0%(56)
Kenyan0%(54)
Haitian0%(52)
Romanian0%(46)
Israeli0%(44)
Serbian0%(42)
Turkish0%(32)
Brazilian0%(29)
Armenian0%(21)
Austrian0%(20)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Slovene0%(18)
Ghanaian0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.3%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.2%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.9 min
+56%since 2000
from 14.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 84.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.4%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 5.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.4%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 68.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.9%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
5.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.6%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.7%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+10.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 85.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2016
from 87.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 3.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(36,555)
Married51.7%(49,473)
Widowed2.3%(2,247)
Divorced7.8%(7,474)
Women 15+
Never married33.6%(34,355)
Married47.5%(48,588)
Widowed7.4%(7,566)
Divorced11.6%(11,860)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.7%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.6%
−4.4 ptssince 2020
from 55.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.4%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.4%
−5.0 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.5%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 34.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.6%(3,093)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(2,933)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(3,193)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(287)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(57)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,433 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has about 247,997 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?

The typical household in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana earns about $67,451 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lafayette Parish, Louisiana expensive?

In Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $242,900, and the typical rent is about $1,057 a month.

How educated are people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?

About 35.3% of adults age 25 and over in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana?

About 17.1% of people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lafayette Parish, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 83,235 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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