2024 population: 419,704 ( 11,627 from 2020)
Land area: 2835.1 square miles
Population density: 148.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	276,646	65.91%	0.2%
Black:	101,684	24.23%	5.3%
Indian:	1,467	0.35%	7.2%
Asian:	7,436	1.77%	12.8%
2+ races:	6,964	1.66%	16.9%
Hispanic:	25,507	6.08%	18.9%

Total non-White:	143,058	34.09%	8.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,432	14.4
Deaths:	18,713	11.5
Net Migration:	2,282	1.4
Net Immigration:	4,482	2.7

Change in White population:	484	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,143	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
408,077
276,162	67.67%
96,548	23.66%
1,368	0.34%
6,594	1.62%
5,957	1.46%
21,448	5.26%
131,915	32.33%

2010
393,510
277,663	70.56%
91,968	23.37%
1,247	0.32%
5,040	1.28%
4,946	1.26%
12,109	3.08%
115,847	29.44%

2000
351,754
260,751	74.13%
78,845	22.41%
897	0.26%
3,595	1.02%
2,376	0.68%
5,005	1.42%
91,003	25.87%

1990
314,677
239,035	75.96%
68,334	21.72%
752	0.24%
2,745	0.87%
n/a
3,811	1.21%
75,642	24.04%

1980
295,116
228,303	77.36%
59,015	20.00%
106	0.04%
1,325	0.45%
n/a
6,108	2.07%
66,813	22.64%

1970
237,349
184,088	77.56%
51,334	21.63%
102	0.04%
117	0.05%
n/a
1,569	0.66%
53,261	22.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
52,631	13.4
31,661	8.0
1,217	0.3
3,626	0.9

-1,501	-0.4
16,068	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
50,896	14.5
28,392	8.1
4,335	1.2
2,956	0.8

16,912	4.8
24,844	7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
53,555	17.0
26,024	8.3
2,934	0.9
1,440	0.5

21,716	6.9
15,361	4.9

Number	Rate
1980's
61,674	20.9
22,783	7.7
-17,036	-5.8
n/a

10,732	3.6
8,829	3.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
22,646	9.5
n/a

44,215	18.6
13,552	5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
37.5
118,897	28.3%
300,807	71.7%
75,695	18.0%

191,194
2.49

122,914	64.3%
85,538	69.6%
14,416	11.7%
68,280	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.5
100,374	25.5%
293,136	74.5%
44,267	11.2%

150,973
2.56

101,147	67.0%
69,753	69.0%
13,608	13.5%
49,826	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.3
99,020	28.2%
252,734	71.8%
37,553	10.7%

130,540
2.64

92,361	70.8%
68,197	73.8%
11,990	13.0%
38,179	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
95,981	30.5%
218,696	69.5%
30,806	9.8%

111,997
2.76

82,453	73.6%
64,689	78.5%
9,234	11.2%
29,544	26.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
96,160	32.6%
198,956	67.4%
24,990	8.5%

97,004
2.99

75,461	77.8%
63,417	84.0%
5,655	7.5%
21,543	22.2%

2024 Housing Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,174	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	11,516	6.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,380	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,313	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,801	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,936	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,435	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,135	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,948	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,489	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,642	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,961	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,158	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,611	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,283	7.5%
$200,000 or more	13,412	7.0%

Median Household Income	60,934
Per Capita Income	35,259

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,559	6.6%
Public Assistance	1,887	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33,272	17.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	190,763	67.3%
Unemployed	11,398	4.0%
In Armed Forces	701	0.2%

Total Labor Force	202,862	71.6%
Not in Labor Force	80,633	28.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	81,391	68,735	54.2%
Non-Profit	3,193	7,565	29.7%
Self-Employed	17,126	10,522	61.9%

Local Government	5,779	9,651	37.5%
State Government	3,500	5,855	37.4%
Federal Government	1,564	1,519	50.7%

Total Private + Self	98,517	79,257	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,036	24,590	36.3%
Total	112,553	103,847	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%
Pct. Private + Self	82.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32,672	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	47,676	22.0%
Professional, Technical	49,314	22.7%
Service Occupations	36,321	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	808	0.4%
All others	50,799	23.4%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	33,717	15.6%
Retail trade	25,687	11.8%
Educational services	19,492	9.0%
Construction	16,776	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	15,431	7.1%
Manufacturing	14,430	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,110	6.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	13,679	6.3%
Other services	11,258	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	8,494	3.9%
Finance and insurance	8,177	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,059	3.7%
Public administration	7,845	3.6%
Wholesale trade	6,078	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,629	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,172	1.5%
Information	2,636	1.2%
Utilities	2,064	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,894	0.9%
Management	154	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,997	1.87%
Puerto Rican	1,507	0.31%
Cuban	944	0.20%
Dominican	244	0.05%

Total Central American	6,272	1.30%
Costa Rican	107	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,185	0.25%
Honduran	4,028	0.84%
Nicaraguan	367	0.08%
Panamanian	104	0.02%
Salvadoran	481	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,356	0.28%
Argentinean	8	0.00%
Bolivian	92	0.02%
Chilean	74	0.02%
Colombian	93	0.02%
Ecuadorian	456	0.09%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	10	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	611	0.13%
Other South American	12	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7,547	1.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,627	0.54%
Indian	2,204	0.46%
Laotian	1,266	0.26%
Chinese	734	0.15%
Filipino	392	0.08%
Korean	186	0.04%
Japanese	68	0.01%
Bangladeshi	60	0.01%
Taiwanese	36	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	408,403	90.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19,099	4.2%
Spanish	14,321	3.2%
Other Indo-European	2,055	0.5%
Vietnamese	1,955	0.4%
Other Asian	1,653	0.4%
Arabic	707	0.2%
Chinese	646	0.1%
Other	485	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	81,206	16.8%
German	33,003	6.8%
American	28,117	5.8%
English	25,582	5.3%
French Canadian	23,386	4.9%
Irish	23,375	4.8%
Cajun	15,979	3.3%
Italian	14,097	2.9%
European	3,271	0.7%
Scottish	3,236	0.7%
Polish	2,822	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	2,098	0.4%
Dutch	1,527	0.3%
Lebanese	1,478	0.3%
British	1,319	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	471,150	97.7%
Not a citizen	10,877	2.3%

Native	464,010	96.3%
Foreign-born	18,017	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14,563	4.5%	28,474	8.8%	116,073	35.8%	81,082	25.0%	58,482	18.1%	25,227	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14,563	4.5%
9-12 Years	28,474	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	116,073	35.8%
Some College	81,082	25.0%
Bach. Degree	58,482	18.1%
Grad Degree	25,227	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	315,814	300,423	15,391	4.9%
1991	323,793	305,109	18,684	5.8%
1992	328,173	303,871	24,302	7.4%
1993	323,541	304,485	19,056	5.9%
1994	332,954	313,132	19,822	6.0%
1995	336,913	318,388	18,525	5.5%
1996	345,535	328,301	17,234	5.0%
1997	355,626	339,611	16,015	4.5%
1998	364,049	345,174	18,875	5.2%
1999	354,008	335,139	18,869	5.3%

2000	361,009	344,186	16,823	4.7%
2001	368,708	350,666	18,042	4.9%
2002	364,780	344,969	19,811	5.4%
2003	364,332	344,207	20,125	5.5%
2004	363,899	346,002	17,897	4.9%
2005	385,632	363,866	21,766	5.6%
2006	398,779	386,165	12,614	3.2%
2007	402,354	389,427	12,927	3.2%
2008	409,799	395,095	14,704	3.6%
2009	408,129	384,651	23,478	5.8%

2010	410,965	384,282	26,683	6.5%
2011	411,833	386,726	25,107	6.1%
2012	419,962	397,907	22,055	5.3%
2013	423,895	402,054	21,841	5.2%
2014	431,385	408,951	22,434	5.2%
2015	421,745	395,392	26,353	6.2%
2016	403,654	375,787	27,867	6.9%
2017	397,361	375,680	21,681	5.5%
2018	398,731	379,563	19,168	4.8%
2019	401,484	383,319	18,165	4.5%

2020	394,061	364,806	29,255	7.4%
2021	398,152	378,097	20,055	5.0%
2022	401,553	387,954	13,599	3.4%
2023	399,706	386,067	13,639	3.4%
2024	424,351	407,986	16,365	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	218,605
Median Value	$203,524

Occupied	191,194	87.5%
Vacant	27,411	12.5%

Owned	130,130	68.1%
Rented	61,064	31.9%
Median Rent	$945

Single-Family Units	154,535	70.7%
Detached	151,044	69.1%
Attached	3,491	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,066	9.6%
Mobile Homes	32,043	14.7%

Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area