Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 245,075
Median household income: $67,660
Median home value: $234,200

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana counts 245,075 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,660 is above the Louisiana median ($60,023).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lafayette Parish's population grew 1.3% from 241,973 to 245,075, while its median household income rose 18.7% from $56,999 to $67,660.

The median resident is 36.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 245,075
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $67,660
Median home value: $234,200
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 110,400
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

241,973245,075

Median household income

$56,999$67,660

Median home value

$185,300$234,200

Median gross rent

$874$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	241,973	$56,999	$185,300	$874
2020	243,692	$58,761	$189,700	$871
2021	241,173	$63,311	$195,300	$919
2022	243,175	$66,617	$222,400	$986
2023	245,075	$67,660	$234,200	$1,022

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16,292	6.6%
5 to 17	43,003	17.5%
18 to 24	19,957	8.1%
25 to 34	37,311	15.2%
35 to 44	34,919	14.2%
45 to 54	28,395	11.6%
55 to 64	30,089	12.3%
65 to 74	22,236	9.1%
75 and over	12,873	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	153,061	62.5%
Black or African American	62,014	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	253	0.1%
Asian	4,572	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	126	0.1%
Some other race	1,033	0.4%
Two or more races	8,169	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,847	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,721	10.1%
High school graduate	47,955	28.9%
Some college or associate's	43,346	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	40,252	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17,549	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95,951	81.8%
Carpooled	6,336	5.4%
Public transit	658	0.6%
Walked	2,041	1.7%
Bicycle	291	0.2%
Worked from home	10,708	9.1%
Other means	1,280	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,001	30.0%
15 to 29 min	46,490	43.6%
30 to 44 min	18,741	17.6%
45 to 59 min	3,282	3.1%
60+ min	6,043	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.4% (41,954 of 240,785)

	Count	Share
Family households	62,574	63.0%
Nonfamily households	36,783	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	99,357	90.0%
Vacant	11,043	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65,678	66.1%
Renter-occupied	33,679	33.9%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74,881	67.8%
1-unit, attached	2,435	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6,086	5.5%
5 to 19 units	9,751	8.8%
20 or more units	5,927	5.4%
Mobile home & other	11,320	10.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 22055
State: Louisiana
Land area: 269 sq mi
Water area: 0.44 sq mi
Center point: 30.2065, -92.0642