Lafayette

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	2022	2027
Lafayette	190,347	221,578	246,890	254,258

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Population by Age

Population	2010	2022	2027
0-4	15,669	15,641	16,023
5-9	14,729	16,001	16,262
10-14	14,830	15,983	16,513
15-19	16,509	14,607	15,545
20-24	20,173	17,434	16,807
25-29	18,295	19,186	17,615
30-34	15,723	19,477	18,607
35-39	13,808	17,967	19,382
40-44	13,950	15,801	17,593
45-49	15,557	13,805	15,666
50-54	15,892	14,135	13,423
55-59	13,313	15,343	13,683
60-64	10,343	15,154	14,178
65-69	7,035	12,535	13,996
70-74	5,451	9,576	11,232
75-79	4,435	6,370	8,380
80-84	3,262	4,053	5,057
85+	2,604	3,822	4,296
18+	167,315	190,757	196,285
Median Age	33	36	38

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Population by Race

Lafayette	2022
Total	246,890.00
White Alone	62.99
Black Alone	25.30
American Indian Alone	0.40
Asian Alone	2.23
Pacific Islander Alone	0.03
Some Other Race	2.87
Two or More Races	6.18
Hispanic Origin	6.80
Diversity Index	59.30

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Growth Rate

Lafayette	2022 - 2027
Population	0.59%
Households	0.61%
Families	0.47%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Households	72,315	87,027	99,575	102,665
Housing Units	78,063	93,656	111,307	115,745
Owner Occupied Units			66,243	69,229
Renter Occupied Units			33,332	33,436
Vacant Units			11,732	13,080

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Home Value

Lafayette	2022	2027
Median Home Value	$219,924	$260,668
Average Home Value	$272,469	$327,095
<$50,000	4,572	2,585
$50,000 - $99,999	2,855	1,539
$100,000 - $149,999	6,034	4,040
$150,000 - $199,999	15,962	14,618
$200,000 - $249,999	9,274	9,761
$250,000 - $299,999	7,936	9,695
$300,000 - $399,999	9,611	12,420
$400,000 - $499,999	5,163	6,913
$500,000 - $749,999	2,885	3,792
$1,000,000 +	421	1,181

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	8,263
2000-2009	15,779
1990-1999	12,496
1980-1989	19,089
1970-1979	17,238
1960-1969	10,761
1950-1959	7,386
1940-1949	3,054
1939 or Before	2,758

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Income

Lafayette	2022	2027
Median Household	$66,585	$75,542
Average Household	$95,458	$108,048
Per Capita	$38,562	$43,688

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Household Income Base

Lafayette	2022
<$15,000	12,102
$15,000 - $24,999	9,360
$25,000 - $34,999	7,426
$35,000 - $49,999	9,990
$50,000 - $74,999	14,834
$75,000 - $99,999	13,681
$100,000 - $149,999	16,358
$150,000 - $199,999	7,440
$200,000+	8,370

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	117,672
In-County Residents	101,038
Out-of-County Residents	15,147
Drive Alone	99,459
Carpooled	6,481
Public Transport	947
Work at Home	6,716
Less than 5 minutes	3,172
5-9 minutes	10,349
10-14 minutes	19,699
15-19 minutes	21,908
20-24 minutes	18,267
25-29 minutes	7,499
30-34 minutes	14,867
35-39 minutes	1,785
40-44 minutes	2,131
45-59 minutes	3,972
60-89 minutes	3,484
90+ minutes	3,823
Average Travel Time	24

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	162,333
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	424
Mining	1,499
Utilities	656
Construction	14,780
Manufacturing	9,157
Wholesale Trade	6,232

Retail Trade	19,405
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	3,244
Furn & Home Furnish Str	858
Electronics & Appl Store	645
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	1,798
Food & Beverage Stores	3,018
Health/Pers Care Stores	1,456
Gasoline Stations	433
Clothing/Accessory Store	1,529
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	1,019
General Merchandise Str	3,692
Misc Store Retailers	1,461
Nonstore Retailers	252

Transportation/Warehouse	3,183
Information	3,948

Finance & Insurance	4,735
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	1,733
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	1,421
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	1,581

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	5,458
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	12,648
Legal Services	2,705
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	470
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	3,226
Educational Services	12,641
HealthCare/Social Assist	30,559
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	2,556

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	13,849
Accommodation	1,249
Food Srv/Drinking Places	12,600

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	8,907
Auto Repair/Maintenance	1,035
Public Administration Emp	7,434

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lafayette	2022
Some High School	11,201
Graduated High School	43,642
Associates Degree	9,733
Bachelor's Degree	40,906
Graduate Degree	19,127

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	14,748
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	55
Mining Bus	136
Utilities Bus	22
Construction Bus	1,125
Manufacturing Bus	475
Wholesale Trade Bus	510

Retail Trade Bus	1,983
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	289
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	98
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	75
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	153
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	229
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	179
Gasoline Stations Bus	65
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	264
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	110
General Merchandise Str Bus	130
Misc Store Retailers Bus	268
Nonstore Retailers Bus	123

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	278
Information Bus	230

Finance & Insurance Bus	846
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	277
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	317
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	252

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	880
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	1,591
Legal Services Bus	414
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	84
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	488
Educational Services Bus	270
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	1,186
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	251

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	896
Accommodation Bus	108
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	788

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	1,526
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	249
Public Administration Bus	256

Source: ESRI, 2022-10-05