Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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• • 156,70582.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 61,70432.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,4306.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,3622.3%Asian alone
  • 3,8872.0%Two or more races
  • 6170.3%Some other race alone
  • 4020.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $236,658

Here:	$236,658
State:	$213,997

Townhouses or other attached units: $157,589

Here:	$157,589
State:	$215,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,691

Here:	$109,691
State:	$203,979

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,717

Here:	$127,717
State:	$247,539

Mobile homes: $52,070

Here:	$52,070
State:	$72,432

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,154 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $801 (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: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,820 (15.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,9942010 or later
• 3,1092000 to 2009
• 1,2831990 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: 67,159
• One, attached: 2,563
• Two: 1,805
• 3 or 4: 6,080
• 5 to 9: 5,738
• 10 to 19: 2,932
• 20 to 49: 3,874
• 50 or more: 2,076
• Mobile homes: 10,544

Housing units in Lafayette Parish with a mortgage: 37,562 (643 second mortgage, 2,366 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,921

Religion statistics for Lafayette Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lafayette Parish:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Louisiana Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1603: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1603, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 12, 2004 to May 19, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1521: June 08, 2004, FEMA Id: 1521, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Louisiana Loss of the Space Shuttle <span class="italic">Columbia</span>, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3172: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3172, Natural disaster type: Other
• Louisiana Hurricane Lili, Incident Period: October 01, 2002 to October 16, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1437: October 03, 2002, FEMA Id: 1437, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Louisiana Tropical Storm Allison, Incident Period: June 05, 2001 to June 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1380: June 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1380, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 10 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 2014: 14.7

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 2014: 7.3

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:

• In family households: 190,422 (28,454 male householders, 27,260 female householders)

  38,940 spouses, 77,406 children (72,640 natural, 340 adopted, 4,426 stepchildren), 5,397 grandchildren, 2,678 brothers or sisters, 4,147 parents, 2,244 other relatives, 3,896 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 47,086 (15,679 male householders (11,359 living alone)), 18,072 female householders (15,318 living alone)), 13,335 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,977

Size of family households: 26,097 2-persons, 12,650 3-persons, 9,744 4-persons, 4,582 5-persons, 1,316 6-persons, 1,325 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,677 1-person, 5,923 2-persons, 1,038 3-persons, 113 4-persons.

34,678 married couples with children.
17,566 single-parent households (3,037 men, 14,529 women).

88.2% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% 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
• 3,9232014 or later
• 8,0232010 to 2013
• 16,1592000 to 2009
• 12,6641990 to 1999
• 19,6311980 to 1989
• 17,1471970 to 1979
• 9,0411960 to 1969
• 8,6351950 to 1959
• 3,4071940 to 1949
• 4,1411939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 461 room
• 02 rooms
• 1,2233 rooms
• 5,9424 rooms
• 14,3065 rooms
• 13,0826 rooms
• 10,9887 rooms
• 8,0668 rooms
• 5,8309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 1,0751 room
• 2,4252 rooms
• 5,3093 rooms
• 10,5324 rooms
• 6,1575 rooms
• 2,8106 rooms
• 8117 rooms
• 5748 rooms
• 2899+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 46no bedroom
• 3861 bedroom
• 6,2982 bedrooms
• 38,3593 bedrooms
• 13,2004 bedrooms
• 1,1945+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
• 1,172no bedroom
• 6,1001 bedroom
• 13,6602 bedrooms
• 8,0113 bedrooms
• 9704 bedrooms
• 695+ 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
• 2,023no vehicle
• 17,5181 vehicle
• 30,6722 vehicles
• 7,0983 vehicles
• 1,7674 vehicles
• 4055+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette Parish in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,566no vehicle
• 14,5051 vehicle
• 7,3672 vehicles
• 1,5233 vehicles
• 214 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.1% 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, 76% lived in Louisiana.

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

• This state: 200,472
• Other state: 31,924
• Northeast: 2,774
• Midwest: 5,028
• South: 20,292
• West: 3,830

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+)"