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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (12.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.0%).
Detached houses: $199,172Here:$199,172State:$177,067 Townhouses or other attached units: $147,885Here:$147,885State:$204,229 In 2-unit structures: $135,401Here:$135,401State:$235,168 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,667Here:$126,667State:$175,634 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,183Here:$94,183State:$186,546 Mobile homes: $69,525Here:$69,525State:$34,481 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $96,475Here:$96,475State:$47,390
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
McCain (Republican): 65.3% Obama (Democratic): 33.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $714 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $164 (0.1%)
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.
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.
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Notable locations in Lafayette Parish: Countryside Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Country Aire Mobile Estates Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Carencro Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Broussard Wastewater Treatment Plant (D), Romero Plantation (E), Les Vieux Chenes Municipal Golf Course (F), Oakbourne Country Club (G), Long Term Acute Care of Louisiana Lafayette Campus (H), Lafayette Parish Library Milton Branch (I), Judice Volunteer Fire Department (J), Lafayette Fire Department Training Center (K), Milton Volunteer Fire Department (L), Carencro Volunteer Fire Department Substation (M), Milton Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Cedar Village Shopping Center (1), The Village at Southpark Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lafayette Parish include: Life Church (A), Lafayette Vineyard Church (B), Lafayette Korean Church (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), First Baptist Church of Milton (E), First Assembly of God Church (F), First Apostolic Church (G), Church in the City Ministries (H), Christian Center Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Bodoin Cemetery (3), Simon Cemetery (4), Broussard Cemetery (5), Picard Cemetery (6), Strauss Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coulee Lantier (A), Coulee Ile des Cannes (B), Cypress Bayou (C), Darby Coulee (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lafayette Parish include: Picard Park (1), Acadian Village (2), Judice Park (3), Picard Park (4), Southside Regional Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Lafayette Parish: Countryside Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Country Aire Mobile Estates Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Carencro Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Broussard Wastewater Treatment Plant (D), Romero Plantation (E), Les Vieux Chenes Municipal Golf Course (F), Oakbourne Country Club (G), Long Term Acute Care of Louisiana Lafayette Campus (H), Lafayette Parish Library Milton Branch (I), Judice Volunteer Fire Department (J), Lafayette Fire Department Training Center (K), Milton Volunteer Fire Department (L), Carencro Volunteer Fire Department Substation (M), Milton Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Cedar Village Shopping Center (1), The Village at Southpark Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lafayette Parish include: Life Church (A), Lafayette Vineyard Church (B), Lafayette Korean Church (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), First Baptist Church of Milton (E), First Assembly of God Church (F), First Apostolic Church (G), Church in the City Ministries (H), Christian Center Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Bodoin Cemetery (3), Simon Cemetery (4), Broussard Cemetery (5), Picard Cemetery (6), Strauss Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coulee Lantier (A), Coulee Ile des Cannes (B), Cypress Bayou (C), Darby Coulee (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lafayette Parish include: Picard Park (1), Acadian Village (2), Judice Park (3), Picard Park (4), Southside Regional Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Acadia Parish , Iberia Parish , St. Landry Parish , St. Martin Parish , Vermilion Parish .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.2%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Lafayette Parish (%):
8.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,713 average adjusted gross income)
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%
6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,531 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 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 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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 52.8. This is less than state average.
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Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
Population growth in Lafayette Parish
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 21.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,800
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