Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 159,35365.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 65,10626.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,2644.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,5211.8%Asian alone
  • 2,5341.0%Two or more races
  • 8410.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 7710.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $266,913

Here:	$266,913
State:	$234,504

Townhouses or other attached units: $197,718

Here:	$197,718
State:	$226,343

In 2-unit structures: $240,554

Here:	$240,554
State:	$275,238

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,532

Here:	$156,532
State:	$240,231

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $265,541

Here:	$265,541
State:	$228,797

Mobile homes: $101,685

Here:	$101,685
State:	$69,208

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $2,226

Here:	$2,226
State:	$25,567

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 33
• Assaults: 180
• Burglaries: 442
• Thefts: 879
• Auto thefts: 160

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 25
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 196
• Burglaries: 501
• Thefts: 902
• Auto thefts: 150

Health of residents in Lafayette Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,273 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $923 (0.5%)

Area name: Lafayette, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette Parish is $494 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lafayette, Scott, Carencro, Broussard, Youngsville, Milton, Ossun, Duson.

Neighboring counties: Cameron Parish , Chambers County, Texas , St. Bernard Parish , Hardin County, Texas , Presidio County, Texas .

Current college students: 13,951
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,758 (32.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,9362010 or later
• 2,0922000 to 2009
• 1,7571990 to 1999
• 1,1201980 to 1989
• 7081970 to 1979
• 632Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 71,414
• One, attached: 2,071
• Two: 1,602
• 3 or 4: 3,752
• 5 to 9: 3,508
• 10 to 19: 6,009
• 20 to 49: 3,072
• 50 or more: 1,866
• Mobile homes: 11,773

Housing units in Lafayette Parish with a mortgage: 35,386 (685 second mortgage, 1,519 home equity loan, 232 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,373

Religion statistics for Lafayette Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lafayette Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Hurricane Barry, Incident Period: July 10, 2019 - July 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4458, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 11, 2016 to August 31, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4277: August 14, 2016, FEMA Id: 4277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,770 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($443 average AGI)

Lafayette Parish:	0.03%
Louisiana average:	0.05%

4.43% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($31,643 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($19,684 average AGI)

Lafayette Parish:	1.96%
Louisiana average:	2.30%

from St. Martin Parish, LA	0.62% ($41,740 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.59% ($48,357)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.55% ($44,914)
from Vermilion Parish, LA	0.52% ($45,729)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.43% ($41,747)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.28% ($50,016)
from Harris County, TX	0.23% ($72,647)

6.80% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,817 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($744 average AGI)

Lafayette Parish:	0.04%
Louisiana average:	0.05%

4.13% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($28,784 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($23,289 average AGI)

Lafayette Parish:	2.62%
Louisiana average:	2.61%

to St. Martin Parish, LA	0.61% ($40,891 average AGI)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.57% ($48,737)
to Vermilion Parish, LA	0.51% ($48,541)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.39% ($42,813)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.38% ($43,795)
to Harris County, TX	0.37% ($57,041)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.30% ($46,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lafayette Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 45,425 (12,583 living alone), Female householders: 49,065 (14,813 living alone)

• 43,306 spouses (43,253 opposite-sex spouses), 7,142 unmarried partners, (6,972 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 72,693 children (67,451 natural, 1,077 adopted, 4,165 stepchildren), 5,241 grandchildren, 2,800 brothers or sisters, 3,184 parents, 0 foster children, 1,262 other relatives, 9,127 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5,145

Size of family households: 27,380 2-persons, 12,730 3-persons, 11,732 4-persons, 4,463 5-persons, 2,305 6-persons, 1,327 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,396 1-person, 5,683 2-persons, 762 3-persons, 558 4-persons, 154 5-persons.

32,222 married couples with children.
19,889 single-parent households (4,964 men, 14,925 women).

89.2% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $874,687,000 ($4,469 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $33,299,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $345,456,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $207,127,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,027,000
Federal grants: $194,383,000
Federal procurement contracts: $48,383,000 ($7,632,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $69,311,000 ($10,080,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,190,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $102,445,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,189,194,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 21.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 8,8942014 or later
• 7,7002010 to 2013
• 18,6042000 to 2009
• 14,5961990 to 1999
• 17,4131980 to 1989
• 17,7311970 to 1979
• 10,6291960 to 1969
• 5,3111950 to 1959
• 1,9561940 to 1949
• 2,2331939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 961 room
• 1312 rooms
• 1,3893 rooms
• 6,0674 rooms
• 13,5175 rooms
• 14,8306 rooms
• 10,7417 rooms
• 6,3488 rooms
• 7,6409+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 4601 room
• 1,9672 rooms
• 5,8773 rooms
• 9,0014 rooms
• 8,8635 rooms
• 4,7106 rooms
• 1,8337 rooms
• 6478 rooms
• 3739+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 96no bedroom
• 7311 bedroom
• 7,4142 bedrooms
• 38,3283 bedrooms
• 13,3474 bedrooms
• 8435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 460no bedroom
• 8,2721 bedroom
• 10,5652 bedrooms
• 13,1833 bedrooms
• 1,0454 bedrooms
• 2065+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,111no vehicle
• 16,5471 vehicle
• 30,8782 vehicles
• 8,0923 vehicles
• 3,0704 vehicles
• 1,0615+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 4,746no vehicle
• 18,4791 vehicle
• 7,8562 vehicles
• 1,9303 vehicles
• 5664 vehicles
• 1545+ vehicles

83.7% of Lafayette Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 199,141
• Other state: 33,720
• Northeast: 3,687
• Midwest: 5,321
• South: 20,977
• West: 3,735

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,385
• Number of aged recipients: 543
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,842
• Number of recipients under 18: 945
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,292
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,148
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,989
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,357

Lafayette Parish on our top lists:

• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"