Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (LA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 20,273
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 47,803
Renter-occupied apartments: 30,454 (it was 24,569 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 34% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 270 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 906 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.0%), Retail trade (12.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
- OSM Map
- General Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
- 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
Median resident age: | 35.9 years |
Louisiana median age: | 37.7 years |
Males: 117,824 | ![]() |
Females: 126,566 | ![]() |

![]() | New Iberia (19 replies) |
![]() | Louisiana loses population in 2017 (54 replies) |
![]() | 1 million sqft. Amazon fulfillment Center in Lafayette! (1 reply) |
![]() | potential move to lafayette (9 replies) |
![]() | Louisiana Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Ruled Unconstitutional (38 replies) |
![]() | Relocating to Lafayette need help with schools/neighborhoods (19 replies) |
Lafayette Parish: | 2.0 people |
Louisiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $60,567 ($36,518 in 1999)
This county: | $60,567 |
Louisiana: | $51,073 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $722 (lower quartile is $568, upper quartile is $928)
This county: | $722 |
State: | $714 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $192,100 (it was $91,400 in 2000)
Lafayette: | $192,100 |
Louisiana: | $172,100 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,322Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $389
Institutionalized population: 2,208
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.67.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
47.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
52.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
61.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 168 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 962 buildings, average cost: $103,600
- 1998: 1002 buildings, average cost: $114,700
- 1999: 899 buildings, average cost: $118,800
- 2000: 854 buildings, average cost: $118,600
- 2001: 729 buildings, average cost: $128,100
- 2002: 991 buildings, average cost: $127,500
- 2003: 1289 buildings, average cost: $127,000
- 2004: 2019 buildings, average cost: $85,100
- 2005: 1625 buildings, average cost: $120,200
- 2006: 1791 buildings, average cost: $134,000
- 2007: 1182 buildings, average cost: $135,700
- 2008: 670 buildings, average cost: $134,600
- 2009: 607 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2010: 618 buildings, average cost: $146,900
- 2011: 647 buildings, average cost: $150,800
- 2012: 1084 buildings, average cost: $150,200
- 2013: 1229 buildings, average cost: $164,300
- 2014: 1697 buildings, average cost: $221,500
- 2015: 1534 buildings, average cost: $211,000
- 2016: 1082 buildings, average cost: $198,100
- 2017: 1253 buildings, average cost: $208,100
- 2018: 1255 buildings, average cost: $219,000
- 2019: 1138 buildings, average cost: $224,100
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%)
Lafayette Parish: | 17.6% |
Louisiana: | 19.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 35.9 years old
(Males: 34.6 years old, Females: 36.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.6 years old, Black residents: 31.0 years old, American Indian residents: 30.1 years old, Asian residents: 27.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.2 years old, Other race residents: 30.0 years old)
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
.
Here: | 6.5% |
Louisiana: | 8.1% |
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)
Lafayette Parish: | 4.0% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
- 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
Here: | 58.3% with mortgage |
State: | 51.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lafayette Parish
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 99,935 | 28 |
Evangelical Protestant | 33,609 | 69 |
Black Protestant | 25,178 | 10 |
Mainline Protestant | 8,691 | 16 |
Other | 1,850 | 11 |
Orthodox | 164 | 2 |
None | 52,151 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lafayette Parish: | 2.49 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Lafayette Parish: | 4.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.53 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Lafayette Parish: | 9.0% |
Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Lafayette Parish: | 25.4% |
State: | 29.2% |
Here: | 12.4% |
State: | 13.7% |
Agriculture in Lafayette Parish:
Average size of farms: 105 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28,354
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: $28,152
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: $48,211
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
Earthquake activity:
Lafayette Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 182.2 miles away from Lafayette Parish center
On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 428.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 290.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 184.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 259.6 miles away from Lafayette Parish center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 191.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Lafayette Parish (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tropical Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 135,195 (88.7%)
- Carpooled: 8,320 (5.5%)
- Bus: 1,027 (0.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,349 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 163 (0.1%)
- Walked: 2,369 (1.6%)
- Worked at home: 3,910 (2.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Honduras (14%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- Cuba (7%)
- India (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Egypt (3%)
- French (except Basque) (14%)
- American (10%)
- French Canadian (8%)
- Cajun (4%)
- English (3%)
- German (2%)
- Irish (2%)
People in group quarters in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2000:
- 1,803 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,220 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
People in group quarters in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
- 2,238 people in college/university student housing
- 1,082 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 1,046 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 278 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 173 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 132 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 93 people in group homes intended for adults
- 43 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 28 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 23 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 14 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
6.42% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,770 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.42% |
Louisiana average: | 6.26% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from St. Martin Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Iberia Parish, LA | ![]() |
from St. Landry Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Vermilion Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Acadia Parish, LA | ![]() |
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
6.80% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,817 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.80% |
Louisiana average: | 6.56% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to St. Martin Parish, LA | ![]() |
to St. Landry Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Vermilion Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Acadia Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Iberia Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 25,499 (20,446 aged, 5,053 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 7,730 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,178)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,038)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,612)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,534)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,153)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (979)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (959)
- Congestive heart failure (951)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (948)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (894)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,035
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 484
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 59,159
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,560
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 739
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 101
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 52.8. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 26.4
- Other - 26.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.5. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 65.2
- Suffocation - 18.3
- Poisoning - 17.6
- Other - 4.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 244,390- 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:
Births: 15,579Here: | 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: | ![]() ![]() |
State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 21.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Lafayette Parish: | 83.7% |
State average: | 87.2% |
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
- 72.1%Electricity
- 26.7%Utility gas
- 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 88.8%Electricity
- 10.2%Utility gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 21.1% |
Louisiana: | 16.9% |
Here: | 14.4% |
Louisiana: | 16.2% |
Here: | 4.8% |
Louisiana: | 15.8% |
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 41 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,136 | $157,488 | 1,258 | $169,042 | 3,327 | $169,843 | 437 | $35,913 | 19 | $1,173,211 | 451 | $118,729 | 215 | $45,567 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 73 | $136,589 | 86 | $158,488 | 278 | $160,773 | 65 | $52,400 | 0 | $0 | 20 | $180,900 | 47 | $60,021 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 301 | $148,794 | 310 | $103,155 | 1,060 | $154,227 | 353 | $33,739 | 1 | $64,000 | 74 | $94,405 | 228 | $53,175 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 181 | $157,260 | 152 | $160,132 | 635 | $171,778 | 23 | $95,130 | 0 | $0 | 45 | $120,800 | 11 | $56,273 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 98 | $140,316 | 68 | $155,368 | 261 | $160,831 | 23 | $96,174 | 0 | $0 | 12 | $105,333 | 9 | $89,111 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 38 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 256 | $199,359 | 181 | $201,381 | 3 | $160,333 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 71 | $198,296 | 41 | $204,293 | 2 | $149,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 29 | $202,621 | 18 | $257,778 | 1 | $206,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 11 | $225,364 | 14 | $226,929 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 9 | $205,222 | 5 | $212,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Lafayette Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Joseph | 807 | 70.2 years |
Mary | 614 | 73.9 years |
John | 598 | 69.8 years |
James | 364 | 68.9 years |
Marie | 356 | 81.5 years |
William | 304 | 72.7 years |
Paul | 303 | 70.2 years |
Robert | 288 | 68.3 years |
Charles | 288 | 70.7 years |
George | 235 | 73.5 years |
Most common last names in Lafayette Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Broussard | 846 | 74.8 years |
Hebert | 478 | 75.5 years |
Guidry | 440 | 74.7 years |
Leblanc | 387 | 75.7 years |
Landry | 376 | 76.4 years |
Trahan | 375 | 74.3 years |
Mouton | 349 | 76.4 years |
Breaux | 333 | 74.4 years |
Domingue | 270 | 74.0 years |
Richard | 253 | 73.0 years |
Businesses in Lafayette Parish, LA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 9 | Kincaid | 1 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | La Quinta | 3 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 6 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
Albertsons | 5 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Macy's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Marriott | 3 | |
Ascend Collection | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
AutoZone | 7 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 15 | |
Avenue | 1 | Maurices | 2 | |
BMW | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Bakers | 1 | McDonald's | 15 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 2 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | New Balance | 5 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nike | 11 | |
Blockbuster | 5 | Nissan | 1 | |
Brookstone | 1 | Office Depot | 4 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Burger King | 12 | Outback | 1 | |
CVS | 12 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Cache | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Catherines | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 4 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 8 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 3 | Popeyes | 10 | |
Circle K | 12 | Quality | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Quiznos | 5 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 5 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Curves | 3 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
DHL | 3 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Days Inn | 3 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 10 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
DressBarn | 2 | Sears | 3 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Sephora | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
FedEx | 42 | Starbucks | 7 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Studio 6 | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | Subway | 31 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | T-Mobile | 9 | |
GNC | 7 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
GameStop | 6 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
Gap | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Target | 2 | |
Gymboree | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
H&R Block | 12 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hilton | 3 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 6 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
Home Depot | 3 | U-Haul | 14 | |
Honda | 1 | UPS | 43 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Vans | 5 | |
Howard Johnson | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
IHOP | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
JCPenney | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Waffle House | 4 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Walgreens | 11 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Walmart | 4 | |
Journeys | 1 | Wendy's | 8 | |
Justice | 1 | Wingate | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | YMCA | 1 |
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+)"