Broussard vs Lafayette

A side-by-side comparison of Broussard and Lafayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Broussard and Lafayette are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lafayette has the higher population (121,537 vs 13,791 in Broussard). Broussard has the higher median household income ($116,613 vs $61,454 in Lafayette). Broussard has the higher median home value ($301,000 vs $251,300 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Broussard	Lafayette
Population	13,791	121,537
Median age	33.9 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,613	$61,454
Median home value	$301,000	$251,300
Median gross rent	$982	$1,065
Housing units	5,510	58,905
Homeownership rate	82.9%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broussard	Lafayette
Population	11,913 → 13,791 (+15.8%)	126,666 → 121,537 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$82,677 → $116,613 (+41.0%)	$51,264 → $61,454 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$214,400 → $301,000 (+40.4%)	$195,400 → $251,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $982 (-18.8%)	$890 → $1,065 (+19.7%)

Broussard

Population

11,91313,791

Median household income

$82,677$116,613

Median home value

$214,400$301,000

Median gross rent

$1,210$982

Lafayette

Population

126,666121,537

Median household income

$51,264$61,454

Median home value

$195,400$251,300

Median gross rent

$890$1,065

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broussard	Lafayette
Under 5	7.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	18.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.9%
75 and over	2.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broussard	Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	57.8%
Black or African American	18.6%	28.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broussard	Lafayette
No high school diploma	9.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	25.2%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broussard	Lafayette
Drove alone	91.3%	80.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.9%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.7%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broussard	Lafayette
1-unit, detached	85.0%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Broussard	Lafayette
Poverty rate	16.5%	19.1%
Average household size	2.83	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	2003	1981