2024 population: 487,244 ( 8,877 from 2020)
Land area: 3408.8 square miles
Population density: 142.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	315,185	64.69%	0.4%
Black:	123,321	25.31%	3.5%
Indian:	1,791	0.37%	7.8%
Asian:	9,188	1.89%	8.2%
2+ races:	8,323	1.71%	15.6%
Hispanic:	29,436	6.04%	16.1%

Total non-White:	172,059	35.31%	6.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,134	14.2
Deaths:	22,496	11.8
Net Migration:	-761	-0.4
Net Immigration:	4,826	2.5

Change in White population:	-1,369	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,246	2.1

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
478,367
316,554	66.17%
119,118	24.90%
1,662	0.35%
8,490	1.77%
7,198	1.50%
25,345	5.30%
161,813	33.83%

2010
466,750
322,165	69.02%
115,248	24.69%
1,499	0.32%
6,803	1.46%
5,944	1.27%
14,408	3.09%
144,585	30.98%

2000
425,020
307,873	72.44%
101,296	23.83%
1,113	0.26%
5,011	1.18%
3,193	0.75%
6,106	1.44%
117,147	27.56%

1990
382,974
285,072	74.44%
88,241	23.04%
878	0.23%
3,674	0.96%
n/a
5,109	1.33%
97,902	25.56%

1980
358,868
272,252	75.86%
76,367	21.28%
196	0.05%
1,359	0.38%
n/a
8,357	2.33%
86,616	24.14%

1970
294,746
224,844	76.28%
67,313	22.84%
139	0.05%
134	0.05%
n/a
2,142	0.73%
69,902	23.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
62,244	13.3
38,374	8.2
-5,551	-1.2
4,234	0.9

-5,611	-1.2
17,228	3.7

Number	Rate
2000's
61,580	14.5
34,552	8.1
1,758	0.4
3,266	0.8

14,292	3.4
27,438	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
65,990	17.2
32,096	8.4
1,760	0.5
1,729	0.5

22,801	6.0
19,245	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
75,814	21.1
28,171	7.8
-20,806	-5.8
n/a

12,820	3.6
11,286	3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
20,515	7.0
n/a

47,408	16.1
16,714	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):

2022
Number	Percent
37.1
117,388	24.1%
369,856	75.9%
71,565	14.7%

187,614
2.52

123,657	65.9%
87,761	71.0%
14,468	11.7%
63,957	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
120,216	25.8%
346,534	74.2%
53,181	11.4%

177,751
2.58

120,265	67.7%
82,249	68.4%
16,479	13.7%
57,486	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
120,968	28.5%
304,052	71.5%
45,938	10.8%

155,859
2.67

111,482	71.5%
81,846	73.4%
14,591	13.1%
44,377	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
117,953	30.8%
265,021	69.2%
38,018	9.9%

134,927
2.79

100,475	74.5%
78,310	77.9%
11,479	11.4%
34,452	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
118,181	32.9%
240,687	67.1%
30,594	8.5%

116,917
3.02

91,630	78.4%
76,900	83.9%
6,956	7.6%
25,287	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,139	7.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	11,416	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,616	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,123	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,033	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,735	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,264	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,954	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,695	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,124	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,752	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	23,763	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	16,833	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,256	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,904	6.3%
$200,000 or more	12,007	6.4%

Median Household Income	59,627
Per Capita Income	33,299

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,635	6.7%
Public Assistance	2,333	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	30,778	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	192,390	66.1%
Unemployed	12,654	4.4%
In Armed Forces	624	0.2%

Total Labor Force	205,668	70.7%
Not in Labor Force	85,207	29.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	82,075	66,712	55.2%
Non-Profit	2,985	7,143	29.5%
Self-Employed	17,673	9,659	64.7%

Local Government	5,908	10,452	36.1%
State Government	3,596	5,079	41.5%
Federal Government	1,345	1,578	46.0%

Total Private + Self	99,748	76,371	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,834	24,252	36.3%
Total	113,582	100,623	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30,576	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	48,919	22.8%
Professional, Technical	47,141	22.0%
Service Occupations	36,916	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	730	0.3%
All others	51,112	23.8%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	33,433	15.6%
Retail trade	26,195	12.2%
Educational services	19,451	9.1%
Construction	15,674	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	15,230	7.1%
Manufacturing	14,389	6.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14,215	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,228	6.2%
Other services	11,026	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	8,463	3.9%
Public administration	7,956	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,920	3.7%
Finance and insurance	7,587	3.5%
Wholesale trade	6,215	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,816	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,542	1.7%
Information	2,782	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,946	0.9%
Utilities	1,389	0.6%
Management	207	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,924	1.65%
Puerto Rican	951	0.20%
Cuban	565	0.12%
Dominican	89	0.02%

Total Central American	4,547	0.95%
Costa Rican	32	0.01%
Guatemalan	588	0.12%
Honduran	3,070	0.64%
Nicaraguan	295	0.06%
Panamanian	79	0.02%
Salvadoran	483	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,167	0.24%
Argentinean	48	0.01%
Bolivian	51	0.01%
Chilean	67	0.01%
Colombian	122	0.03%
Ecuadorian	264	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	75	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	540	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,823	1.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,342	0.49%
Indian	2,185	0.46%
Laotian	1,500	0.31%
Chinese	929	0.19%
Filipino	372	0.08%
Korean	154	0.03%
Japanese	50	0.01%
Indonesian	37	0.01%
Cambodian	28	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	407,008	90.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21,661	4.8%
Spanish	11,040	2.5%
Vietnamese	1,930	0.4%
Other Indo-European	1,910	0.4%
Other Asian	1,795	0.4%
Arabic	709	0.2%
Chinese	680	0.2%
Tagalog	549	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	77,562	16.2%
French Canadian	32,807	6.8%
German	31,586	6.6%
American	28,658	6.0%
English	21,570	4.5%
Irish	20,993	4.4%
Cajun	18,884	3.9%
Italian	12,944	2.7%
Scottish	3,133	0.7%
European	2,871	0.6%
Polish	2,622	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	2,188	0.5%
Dutch	1,435	0.3%
Lebanese	1,429	0.3%
British	1,275	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	470,366	98.0%
Not a citizen	9,499	2.0%

Native	463,834	96.7%
Foreign-born	16,031	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,600	4.8%	28,975	9.0%	115,649	35.9%	80,824	25.1%	56,330	17.5%	24,542	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,600	4.8%
9-12 Years	28,975	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	115,649	35.9%
Some College	80,824	25.1%
Bach. Degree	56,330	17.5%
Grad Degree	24,542	7.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	344,722	327,974	16,748	4.9%
1991	353,734	333,296	20,438	5.8%
1992	358,402	331,280	27,122	7.6%
1993	352,880	331,712	21,168	6.0%
1994	362,828	340,746	22,082	6.1%
1995	366,894	346,382	20,512	5.6%
1996	376,346	357,378	18,968	5.0%
1997	387,340	369,766	17,574	4.5%
1998	397,570	376,156	21,414	5.4%
1999	386,178	364,890	21,288	5.5%

2000	391,376	372,840	18,536	4.7%
2001	399,562	379,808	19,754	4.9%
2002	395,442	373,608	21,834	5.5%
2003	395,170	373,096	22,074	5.6%
2004	395,020	375,262	19,758	5.0%
2005	418,446	394,494	23,952	5.7%
2006	433,278	419,456	13,822	3.2%
2007	436,728	422,574	14,154	3.2%
2008	444,710	428,590	16,120	3.6%
2009	442,424	416,594	25,830	5.8%

2010	443,176	413,866	29,310	6.6%
2011	443,826	416,314	27,512	6.2%
2012	452,350	428,204	24,146	5.3%
2013	456,192	432,350	23,842	5.2%
2014	463,814	439,370	24,444	5.3%
2015	453,438	424,530	28,908	6.4%
2016	433,804	403,102	30,702	7.1%
2017	426,348	402,550	23,798	5.6%
2018	427,134	406,318	20,816	4.9%
2019	429,518	409,882	19,636	4.6%

2020	421,968	390,090	31,878	7.6%
2021	425,914	403,928	21,986	5.2%
2022	429,238	414,476	14,762	3.4%
2023	427,230	412,458	14,772	3.5%
2024	452,866	435,192	17,674	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	214,111
Median Value	$185,895

Occupied	187,614	87.6%
Vacant	26,497	12.4%

Owned	130,012	69.3%
Rented	57,602	30.7%
Median Rent	$882

Single-Family Units	153,214	71.6%
Detached	149,772	70.0%
Attached	3,442	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,485	9.1%
Mobile Homes	31,236	14.6%

Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lafayette, LA Metro Area