ZIP Code 70508

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 39,364
Median household income: $88,017
Median home value: $299,200

ZIP Code 70508 (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 39,364 residents. Its median household income of $88,017 runs above the Lafayette Parish figure of $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70508's population declined 2.2% from 40,265 to 39,364, while its median gross rent rose 24.3% from $1,001 to $1,244.

The typical home was built around 1998. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,364
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,017
Median home value: $299,200
Median gross rent: $1,244
Housing units: 18,677
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,26539,364

Median household income

$74,060$88,017

Median home value

$252,900$299,200

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,244

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,265	$74,060	$252,900	$1,001
2020	38,704	$73,111	$245,400	$964
2021	39,895	$80,262	$254,400	$1,086
2022	39,962	$85,006	$288,300	$1,204
2023	39,364	$88,017	$299,200	$1,244

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,803	7.1%
5 to 17	6,039	15.3%
18 to 24	2,783	7.1%
25 to 34	6,476	16.5%
35 to 44	5,335	13.6%
45 to 54	4,468	11.4%
55 to 64	5,384	13.7%
65 to 74	3,955	10.0%
75 and over	2,121	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,679	75.4%
Black or African American	4,943	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	1,265	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	152	0.4%
Two or more races	1,471	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,847	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree30.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,579	5.7%
High school graduate	6,067	21.9%
Some college or associate's	6,964	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	8,520	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,609	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,986	81.6%
Carpooled	941	4.8%
Public transit	56	0.3%
Walked	308	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,974	10.1%
Other means	323	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,433	30.8%
15 to 29 min	7,849	44.6%
30 to 44 min	2,392	13.6%
45 to 59 min	623	3.5%
60+ min	1,317	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 13.5% (5,277 of 39,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,487	62.6%
Nonfamily households	6,262	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,749	89.7%
Vacant	1,928	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,616	63.4%
Renter-occupied	6,133	36.6%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,760	63.0%
1-unit, attached	334	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,148	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2,621	14.0%
20 or more units	1,930	10.3%
Mobile home & other	884	4.7%

ZIP Code 70508

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