83.5% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English less than very well).
13.0% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
86.6% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.5% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
54.8% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
33.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English less than very well).
11.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
12.2% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
34.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).
52.9% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
86.2% (58,405)
Foreign born:
17.2% (561)
White - Speak another language
Native:
13.8% (9,319)
Foreign born:
82.8% (2,709)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
89.4% (29,246)
Foreign born:
14.3% (53)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
10.6% (3,470)
Foreign born:
88.2% (326)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
20.3% (43)
Foreign born:
100.0% (21)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
30.7% (158)
Foreign born:
8.0% (109)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
63.4% (327)
Foreign born:
93.4% (1,274)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
50.2% (122)
Foreign born:
100.0% (421)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
86.4% (58,036)
Foreign born:
25.8% (523)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
13.6% (9,137)
Foreign born:
74.2% (1,506)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
72.4% (772)
Foreign born:
2.3% (38)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
27.6% (294)
Foreign born:
97.7% (1,583)
3,536 residents are foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).
This city:
3.2%
Louisiana:
2.6%
Median age by place of birth - Lafayette
Place of birth - Lafayette White
Place of birth - Lafayette Black or African American
Place of birth - Lafayette American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Lafayette Asian
Place of birth - Lafayette Other race
Place of birth - Lafayette Two or more races
Place of birth - Lafayette White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Lafayette Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Lafayette
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Lafayette
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Lafayette
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Lafayette
Place of birth by age - Lafayette
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.7%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 37.5%
Now married: 41.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 13.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.9% (577)
Unmarried:
38.1% (355)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.4% (6,335)
Unmarried:
67.6% (13,236)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 55.8%
Now married: 31.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 7.6%
Females:
Never married: 52.9%
Now married: 21.7%
Separated: 6.0%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 7.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
18.1% (105)
Unmarried:
81.9% (476)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.6% (2,721)
Unmarried:
75.4% (8,336)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 33.9%
Now married: 34.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 29.0%
Females:
Never married: 31.0%
Now married: 19.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 43.7%
Divorced: 4.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
38.9% (5)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
40.5% (17)
Unmarried:
50.7% (21)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.0%
Now married: 50.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 1.7%
Females:
Never married: 39.3%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.4% (19)
Unmarried:
20.0% (8)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.5% (251)
Unmarried:
52.1% (281)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 38.5%
Now married: 57.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.1%
Females:
Never married: 50.5%
Now married: 39.8%
Separated: 10.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
122.8% (29)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.6% (119)
Unmarried:
58.7% (168)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 59.9%
Now married: 28.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 9.8%
Females:
Never married: 45.7%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
133.7% (16)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.1% (65)
Unmarried:
64.6% (120)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.1%
Now married: 45.7%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 10.6%
Females:
Never married: 37.2%
Now married: 40.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 13.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.9% (577)
Unmarried:
38.1% (355)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.0% (6,070)
Unmarried:
68.0% (12,919)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 49.9%
Now married: 44.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 2.7%
Females:
Never married: 36.4%
Now married: 52.6%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 2.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (204)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.2% (573)
Unmarried:
42.0% (421)
Ancestries in Lafayette (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 35,752 (32.4%)
French - 18,647 (16.9%)
United States - 9,843 (8.9%)
French Canadian - 9,231 (8.4%)
German - 7,867 (7.1%)
Irish - 6,753 (6.1%)
English - 6,660 (6.0%)
Italian - 3,464 (3.1%)
Scotch-Irish - 1,608 (1.5%)
Scottish - 1,094 (1.0%)
Arab - 1,088 (1.0%)
Subsaharan African - 632 (0.6%)
Dutch - 570 (0.5%)
Welsh - 546 (0.5%)
Polish - 537 (0.5%)
Swedish - 525 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 356 (0.3%)
Danish - 173 (0.2%)
Russian - 124 (0.1%)
Czech - 120 (0.1%)
West Indian - 110 (0.10%)
Greek - 103 (0.09%)
Ukrainian - 98 (0.09%)
Hungarian - 93 (0.08%)
Swiss - 82 (0.07%)
Lithuanian - 50 (0.05%)
Portuguese - 46 (0.04%)
Slovak - 45 (0.04%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 64,064 (86.3%)
Black or African American: 28,874 (82.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 158 (62.1%)
Asian: 1,614 (87.7%)
Other race: 705 (91.1%)
Two or more races: 904 (76.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 62,222 (86.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,770 (81.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 5,517 (7.4%)
Black or African American: 2,944 (8.4%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 46 (17.9%)
Asian: 43 (2.3%)
Other race: 75 (9.7%)
Two or more races: 114 (9.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 5,497 (7.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 317 (9.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 3,473 (4.7%)
Black or African American: 2,912 (8.3%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 16 (6.4%)
Asian: 54 (2.9%)
Two or more races: 99 (8.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,473 (4.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 122 (3.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
3.2%
2.6%