Lafayette

Population: 121,537
Median household income: $61,454
Median home value: $251,300

Lafayette is a community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, home to 121,537 residents. At $61,454, its median household income sits below Lafayette Parish's $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette's population declined 4.0% from 126,666 to 121,537, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $195,400 to $251,300.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 121,537
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,454
Median home value: $251,300
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 58,905
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

126,666121,537

Median household income

$51,264$61,454

Median home value

$195,400$251,300

Median gross rent

$890$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	126,666	$51,264	$195,400	$890
2020	126,674	$54,139	$197,900	$899
2021	122,469	$55,329	$209,100	$948
2022	121,706	$58,850	$234,900	$1,022
2023	121,537	$61,454	$251,300	$1,065

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,363	6.1%
5 to 17	18,442	15.2%
18 to 24	12,202	10.0%
25 to 34	18,925	15.6%
35 to 44	15,537	12.8%
45 to 54	12,384	10.2%
55 to 64	15,703	12.9%
65 to 74	13,259	10.9%
75 and over	7,722	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	70,244	57.8%
Black or African American	34,649	28.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	0.1%
Asian	2,570	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	100	0.1%
Some other race	283	0.2%
Two or more races	4,328	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,247	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,623	9.1%
High school graduate	21,159	25.3%
Some college or associate's	20,829	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	22,599	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11,320	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,009	80.4%
Carpooled	3,276	5.6%
Public transit	345	0.6%
Walked	1,308	2.2%
Bicycle	291	0.5%
Worked from home	5,536	9.5%
Other means	686	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,573	38.9%
15 to 29 min	22,361	42.3%
30 to 44 min	6,059	11.5%
45 to 59 min	1,201	2.3%
60+ min	2,721	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 19.1% (22,631 of 118,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,107	57.4%
Nonfamily households	22,373	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,480	89.1%
Vacant	6,425	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,842	55.0%
Renter-occupied	23,638	45.0%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,886	64.3%
1-unit, attached	1,668	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4,002	6.8%
5 to 19 units	8,715	14.8%
20 or more units	5,271	8.9%
Mobile home & other	1,363	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2240735
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 56 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.2056, -92.0281