Acadia

Lafayette Parish was named for Marquis de la Fayette. You can tour the Hilliard Art Museum and the Acadian Village, a living museum of 19th-century Cajun life here.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Lafayette	190,347	221,578	249,400	256,518

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	15,669	15,433	15,930
5-9	14,729	16,063	16,162
10-14	14,830	16,283	16,712
15-19	16,509	15,028	15,755
20-24	20,173	17,512	17,301
25-29	18,295	18,614	17,604
30-34	15,723	19,803	18,158
35-39	13,808	18,305	19,697
40-44	13,950	16,470	17,936
45-49	15,557	13,596	16,141
50-54	15,892	14,310	13,411
55-59	13,313	15,047	13,713
60-64	10,343	15,369	13,898
65-69	7,035	13,013	14,098
70-74	5,451	10,169	11,620
75-79	4,435	6,613	8,730
80-84	3,262	4,148	5,260
85+	2,604	3,624	4,392
18+	167,315	192,861	198,442
Median Age	33	37	38

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Lafayette	2023
Total	249,400.00
White Alone	62.69
Black Alone	25.43
American Indian Alone	0.42
Asian Alone	2.23
Pacific Islander Alone	0.03
Some Other Race	2.96
Two or More Races	6.24
Hispanic Origin	7.09
Diversity Index	59.80

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Lafayette	2023 - 2028
Population	0.56%
Households	0.64%
Families	0.52%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	72,315	87,027	100,780	104,064
Housing Units	78,063	93,656	112,816	116,429
Owner Occupied Units			66,833	69,739
Renter Occupied Units			33,947	34,325
Vacant Units			12,036	12,365

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Lafayette	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$221,509	$260,505
Average Home Value	$262,522	$326,314
<$50,000	4,864	2,669
$50,000 - $99,999	6,175	3,224
$100,000 - $149,999	5,724	3,750
$150,000 - $199,999	11,632	10,782
$200,000 - $249,999	11,665	12,321
$250,000 - $299,999	8,021	10,088
$300,000 - $399,999	7,834	10,385
$400,000 - $499,999	4,619	6,395
$500,000 - $749,999	4,861	6,594
$1,000,000 +	708	2,206

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	17,922
2000-2009	15,415
1990-1999	13,243
1980-1989	19,361
1970-1979	18,240
1960-1969	9,838
1950-1959	7,541
1940-1949	2,717
1939 or Before	2,472

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Lafayette	2023	2028
Median Household	$59,213	$66,220
Average Household	$91,431	$104,013
Per Capita	$36,987	$42,235

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Lafayette	2023
<$15,000	14,241
$15,000 - $24,999	8,128
$25,000 - $34,999	9,190
$35,000 - $49,999	10,159
$50,000 - $74,999	18,687
$75,000 - $99,999	10,192
$100,000 - $149,999	13,690
$150,000 - $199,999	8,663
$200,000+	7,816

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	116,448
In-County Residents	98,688
Out-of-County Residents	16,272
Drive Alone	97,920
Carpooled	6,307
Public Transport	769
Work at Home	7,941
Less than 5 minutes	2,919
5-9 minutes	9,822
10-14 minutes	19,827
15-19 minutes	21,920
20-24 minutes	16,695
25-29 minutes	7,127
30-34 minutes	14,370
35-39 minutes	1,854
40-44 minutes	2,220
45-59 minutes	4,259
60-89 minutes	3,684
90+ minutes	3,810
Average Travel Time	24

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	162,683
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	419
Mining	1,744
Utilities	728
Construction	14,589
Manufacturing	7,843
Wholesale Trade	5,997

Retail Trade	19,480
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	3,442
Furn & Home Furnish Str	867
Electronics & Appl Store	618
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	1,692
Food & Beverage Stores	3,245
Health/Pers Care Stores	1,365
Gasoline Stations	495
Clothing/Accessory Store	1,490
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	2,194
General Merchandise Str	4,072
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	3,293
Information	4,028

Finance & Insurance	4,614
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	1,663
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	1,406
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	1,545

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	5,289
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	12,872
Legal Services	2,855
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	463
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	3,733
Educational Services	13,090
HealthCare/Social Assist	29,674
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	2,175

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	14,530
Accommodation	1,296
Food Srv/Drinking Places	13,234

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	9,224
Auto Repair/Maintenance	995
Public Administration Emp	7,424

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lafayette	2023
Some High School	11,096
Graduated High School	43,439
Associates Degree	10,763
Bachelor's Degree	41,036
Graduate Degree	19,872

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	14,375
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	53
Mining Bus	140
Utilities Bus	23
Construction Bus	1,104
Manufacturing Bus	473
Wholesale Trade Bus	504

Retail Trade Bus	1,809
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	291
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	94
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	75
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	141
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	234
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	162
Gasoline Stations Bus	71
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	249
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	306
General Merchandise Str Bus	186
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	278
Information Bus	233

Finance & Insurance Bus	818
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	262
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	309
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	247

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	839
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	1,539
Legal Services Bus	420
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	83
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	483
Educational Services Bus	268
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	1,191
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	250

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	910
Accommodation Bus	107
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	803

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	1,494
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	239
Public Administration Bus	252

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17