Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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County population in 2005: 197,390 (88% urban, 12% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 47,803
Renter-occupied apartments: 24,569

% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

Land area: 270 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 732 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 16.9%

Lafayette Parish:	16.9%
Louisiana:	19.8%

(10.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.7% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 33 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36 years old, Black residents: 28 years old, Asian residents: 30 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana:

White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
Black (23.8%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 92,489	(48.5%)
Females: 98,014	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,403
County population in 2003: 194,087
Jobs in 2003: 127,583

Lafayette Parish,LA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 99,750
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Lafayette Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $40,981
2005 median house value: $122,400
Median contract rent in 2005: $452
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $646
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,186 ($36,518 in 2000)

This county	$41,186
Louisiana:	$36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $131,882

Lafayette Parish	$131,882
Louisiana:	$101,700

Median montly rent in 2000: $475
Institutionalized population: 2,262
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lafayette Parish in 2000: $849

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

Lafayette Parish races chart

Lafayette Parish, LA map from a distance

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $328 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $172 (0.2%)

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, Duson.

2005 air pollution in Lafayette Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.103 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Acadia Parish , Iberia Parish , St. Landry Parish , St. Martin Parish , Vermilion Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lafayette Parish: Les Vieux Chenes Municipal Golf Course (A), Oakbourne Country Club (B), Romero Plantation (C), Judice Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: The Village At Southpark Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Lafayette Parish include: Morning Star Church (A), Central Church (B), Christian Center of Acadiana (C), Kimble Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Strauss Cemetery (2), Picard Cemetery (3), Simon Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Bodoin Cemetery (6), Broussard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Carencro, Bayou (A), Darby Coulee (B), Le des Cannes, Coulee (C), Coulee Lantier (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lafayette Parish include: Judice Park (1), Picard Park (2), Southside Regional Park (3), Acadian Village (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 13,951
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,763 (38% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette Parish:	2.5%
Whole state:	2.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,626
1990 to 1994: 677
1985 to 1989: 529
1980 to 1984: 591
1975 to 1979: 496
1970 to 1974: 212
1970 to 1974: 247
1965 to 1969: 385

Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

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

Lafayette Parish marital status for males

Lafayette Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 48,959
One, attached: 2,199
Two: 1,562
3 or 4: 4,544
5 to 9: 3,252
10 to 19: 2,828
20 or more: 5,319
Mobile homes: 9,379
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Housing units in Lafayette Parish with a mortgage: 24,817 (2,514 second mortgage, 2,279 home equity loan, 104 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,292

Agriculture in Lafayette Parish
Average size of farms: 105 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28354
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $476.42
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.07%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28152
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.93%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48211
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.15
All wheat for grain: 486 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 5093 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 210 acres

Lafayette Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 8.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 43 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/7/1957, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Mining (15%)
Construction (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (10%)
India (9%)
Vietnam (9%)
Canada (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Cuba (4%)
Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lafayette Parish:

French (except Basque) (19%)
United States or American (15%)
French Canadian (9%)
German (5%)
English (4%)
Irish (4%)
Acadian/Cajun (3%)

Lafayette Parish mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 72,779 (84%)
Carpooled: 8,397 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 804 (1%)
Ferryboat: 21 (0%)
Taxi: 229 (0%)
Motorcycle: 57 (0%)
Bicycle: 373 (0%)
Walked: 1,212 (1%)
Other means: 925 (1%)
Worked at home: 2,256 (3%)

People in group quarters in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

1803 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
1220 people in nursing homes
779 people in other types of correctional institutions
453 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
122 people in halfway houses
122 people in homes for the mentally retarded
67 people in religious group quarters
55 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
55 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
52 people in other group homes
30 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
20 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
18 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
11 people in institutions for the blind
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,775.

8.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.89%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($203 average AGI)
Lafayette Parish: 0.13%
Louisiana average: 0.11%

6.58% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,276 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($11,233 average AGI)
Lafayette Parish: 2.19%
Louisiana average: 2.22%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Orleans Parish, LA	1.05% ($31,177 average AGI)
from St. Martin Parish, LA	0.60% ($28,410)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.59% ($49,792)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.57% ($28,671)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.53% ($32,224)
from Vermilion Parish, LA	0.51% ($43,228)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.49% ($28,720)

6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,531 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($419 average AGI)
Lafayette Parish: 0.07%
Louisiana average: 0.07%

3.98% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($19,271 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($19,841 average AGI)
Lafayette Parish: 2.91%
Louisiana average: 7.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to St. Martin Parish, LA	0.68% ($31,663 average AGI)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.58% ($36,342)
to Vermilion Parish, LA	0.48% ($33,677)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.41% ($30,909)
to Harris County, TX	0.40% ($51,440)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.36% ($32,886)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.27% ($34,837)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Births per 1000 population in Lafayette Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Lafayette Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lafayette Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,430 (18,505 aged, 3,925 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 185,650

In family households: 156,331 (35,963 male householders, 13,145 female householders)
36,062 spouses, 59,947 children (55,221 natural, 1,410 adopted, 3,316 stepchildren), 3,585 grandchildren, 1,437 brothers or sisters, 723 parents, 2,051 other relatives, 3,418 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 29,319 (10,991 male householders (8,183 living alone)), 12,313 female householders (10,157 living alone)), 6,015 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,853 (2,217 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,639 2-persons, 12,733 3-persons, 10,727 4-persons, 4,772 5-persons, 1,519 6-persons, 718 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,340 1-person, 4,230 2-persons, 597 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

33,059 married couples with children.
14,391 single-parent households (2,662 men, 11,729 women).

81.7% of residents of Lafayette Parish speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
15.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $874,687,000 ($4469 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:
Births: 15,579

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 7,479

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,354

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,217

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

Population growth in Lafayette Parish

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,105
1995 to 1998: 7,002
1990 to 1994: 5,129
1980 to 1989: 19,355
1970 to 1979: 19,743
1960 to 1969: 11,403
1950 to 1959: 7,161
1940 to 1949: 3,093
1939 or earlier: 3,131

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana:

1 room: 44
2 rooms: 725
3 rooms: 2,361
4 rooms: 4,801
5 rooms: 12,331
6 rooms: 11,936
7 rooms: 7,880
8 rooms: 4,255
9 or more rooms: 3,470

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana:

1 room: 974
2 rooms: 2,819
3 rooms: 4,531
4 rooms: 7,928
5 rooms: 4,959
6 rooms: 2,109
7 rooms: 777
8 rooms: 330
9 or more rooms: 142

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette Parish:

no bedroom: 175
1 bedroom: 1,604
2 bedrooms: 8,211
3 bedrooms: 28,422
4 bedrooms: 8,405
5 or more bedrooms: 986

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette Parish:

no bedroom: 1,125
1 bedroom: 7,108
2 bedrooms: 10,914
3 bedrooms: 4,738
4 bedrooms: 612
5 or more bedrooms: 72

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 2,142
1 vehicle: 14,053
2 vehicles: 23,759
3 vehicles: 6,237
4 vehicles: 1,296
5 or more vehicles: 316

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette Parish in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 3,870
1 vehicle: 12,818
2 vehicles: 6,728
3 vehicles: 995
4 vehicles: 72
5 or more vehicles: 86

54% of Lafayette Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Louisiana.

Lafayette Parish:	54.1%
State average:	59.6%

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

This state: 154059
Northeast: 3100
Midwest: 4572
South: 18756
West: 4117

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (61%)
Utility gas (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (75%)
Utility gas (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,273

Here:	21.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,091

Here:	17.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 935

Here:	7.7%
Louisiana:	16.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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