Lafayette vs Milton

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

Lafayette and Milton 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 2,123 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($100,428 vs $61,454 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($251,300 vs $244,300 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Milton
Population	121,537	2,123
Median age	37.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,454	$100,428
Median home value	$251,300	$244,300
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,313
Housing units	58,905	914
Homeownership rate	55.0%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	47.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Milton
Population	126,666 → 121,537 (-4.0%)	2,299 → 2,123 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$51,264 → $61,454 (+19.9%)	$91,786 → $100,428 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$195,400 → $251,300 (+28.6%)	$209,800 → $244,300 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,065 (+19.7%)	$2,113 → $1,313 (-37.9%)

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

Milton

Population

2,2992,123

Median household income

$91,786$100,428

Median home value

$209,800$244,300

Median gross rent

$2,113$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Milton
Under 5	6.1%	9.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	17.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.2%
75 and over	6.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	95.0%
Black or African American	28.5%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Milton
No high school diploma	9.1%	1.9%
High school graduate	25.3%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Milton
Drove alone	80.4%	95.5%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	1.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Milton
1-unit, detached	64.3%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Milton
Poverty rate	19.1%	15.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1981	1992