Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

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Races in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana:

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

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

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Lafayette Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$44,020
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$521
State:	$494

Lafayette Parish:	$154,400
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $200,932

Here:	$200,932
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,427

Here:	$156,427
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $112,500

Here:	$112,500
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,282

Here:	$179,282
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,445

Here:	$74,445
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $32,140

Here:	$32,140
State:	$34,481

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:	15.1%
Louisiana:	18.6%

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

Here:	4.8%
Louisiana:	6.3%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

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

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

Here:	65.1% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

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.

Lafayette Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Lafayette Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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

Here:	21.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	17.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	7.7%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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