2022 population: 247,866 ( 26,288 from 2010 , 6,110 from 2020)
Land area: 268.8 square miles
Population density: 922.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	158,719	64.03%	6.5%
Black:	67,314	27.16%	18.9%
Indian:	799	0.32%	17.0%
Asian:	5,013	2.02%	49.6%
2+ races:	3,949	1.59%	33.0%
Hispanic:	12,072	4.87%	40.4%

Total non-White:	89,147	35.97%	22.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,262	15.0
Deaths:	5,098	10.5
Net Migration:	2,882	6.0
Net Immigration:	947	2.0

Change in White population:	9,747	4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,541	7.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
221,578
148,972	67.23%
56,633	25.56%
683	0.31%
3,350	1.51%
2,970	1.34%
8,597	3.88%
72,606	32.77%

2000
190,503
137,762	72.31%
45,149	23.70%
498	0.26%
2,088	1.10%
1,489	0.78%
3,320	1.74%
52,741	27.69%

1990
164,762
123,442	74.92%
36,737	22.30%
444	0.27%
1,637	0.99%
n/a
2,502	1.52%
41,320	25.08%

1980
150,017
115,093	76.72%
29,892	19.93%
52	0.03%
936	0.62%
n/a
3,861	2.57%
34,924	23.28%

1970
109,716
84,466	76.99%
23,940	21.82%
53	0.05%
76	0.07%
n/a
1,087	0.99%
25,250	23.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
27,812	14.6
13,664	7.2
5,416	2.8
2,256	1.2

11,210	5.9
19,865	10.4

Number	Rate
1990's
28,976	17.6
11,767	7.1
4,527	2.7
1,074	0.7

14,320	8.7
11,421	6.9

Number	Rate
1980's
32,099	21.4
9,663	6.4
-6,687	-4.5
n/a

8,349	5.6
6,396	4.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
20,597	18.8
n/a

30,627	27.9
9,674	8.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

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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
36.2
57,910	23.4%
189,956	76.6%
34,063	13.7%

97,694
2.44

61,584	63.0%
45,148	73.3%
6,973	11.3%
36,110	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
33.2
54,263	24.5%
167,315	75.5%
22,787	10.3%

87,027
2.49

55,556	63.8%
38,017	68.4%
7,720	13.9%
31,471	36.2%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
51,966	27.3%
138,537	72.7%
18,074	9.5%

72,412
2.56

49,108	67.8%
35,917	73.1%
6,742	13.7%
23,304	32.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
48,261	29.3%
116,501	70.7%
13,639	8.3%

60,363
2.66

42,422	70.3%
33,252	78.4%
4,879	11.5%
17,941	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.9
46,304	30.9%
103,713	69.1%
9,981	6.7%

50,497
2.89

37,667	74.6%
31,727	84.2%
2,836	7.5%
12,830	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,014	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,037	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,677	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,491	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,996	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,263	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,042	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,483	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,182	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,396	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,886	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,632	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,207	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,686	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,250	7.4%
$200,000 or more	8,452	8.7%

Median Household Income	66,617
Per Capita Income	38,161

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,994	5.1%
Public Assistance	1,195	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,218	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	104,914	70.1%
Unemployed	6,054	4.0%
In Armed Forces	323	0.2%

Total Labor Force	111,291	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	38,369	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43,484	36,548	54.3%
Non-Profit	1,783	4,307	29.3%
Self-Employed	9,712	5,874	62.3%

Local Government	2,978	5,439	35.4%
State Government	2,631	2,995	46.8%
Federal Government	970	831	53.9%

Total Private + Self	53,196	42,422	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,362	13,572	38.1%
Total	61,558	55,994	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,703	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,916	22.9%
Professional, Technical	30,770	26.1%
Service Occupations	19,425	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	138	0.1%
All others	21,863	18.6%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,895	16.1%
Retail trade	14,342	12.2%
Educational services	12,012	10.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,148	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	9,147	7.8%
Construction	7,457	6.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6,550	5.6%
Manufacturing	5,890	5.0%
Other services	5,563	4.7%
Finance and insurance	4,432	3.8%
Public administration	4,426	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4,320	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,981	3.4%
Wholesale trade	3,865	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,496	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,167	1.8%
Information	1,848	1.6%
Utilities	611	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	414	0.4%
Management	113	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,730	1.53%
Puerto Rican	570	0.23%
Cuban	471	0.19%
Dominican	89	0.04%

Total Central American	3,705	1.52%
Costa Rican	23	0.01%
Guatemalan	487	0.20%
Honduran	2,629	1.08%
Nicaraguan	275	0.11%
Panamanian	45	0.02%
Salvadoran	246	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	982	0.40%
Argentinean	48	0.02%
Bolivian	51	0.02%
Chilean	3	0.00%
Colombian	77	0.03%
Ecuadorian	264	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	75	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	464	0.19%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,823	0.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,940	0.80%
Vietnamese	1,305	0.54%
Chinese	557	0.23%
Filipino	265	0.11%
Korean	148	0.06%
Japanese	41	0.02%
Laotian	31	0.01%
Cambodian	28	0.01%
Bangladeshi	27	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	207,091	91.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7,688	3.4%
Spanish	7,136	3.1%
Other Indo-European	1,320	0.6%
Vietnamese	975	0.4%
Other Asian	728	0.3%
Arabic	593	0.3%
Tagalog	516	0.2%
Chinese	442	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	41,539	17.1%
German	18,610	7.7%
French Canadian	14,706	6.0%
English	13,391	5.5%
American	12,966	5.3%
Irish	12,750	5.2%
Italian	8,433	3.5%
Cajun	6,889	2.8%
Scottish	2,546	1.0%
European	1,746	0.7%
Polish	1,668	0.7%
Dutch	1,245	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	1,226	0.5%
Lebanese	1,175	0.5%
British	763	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	236,088	97.1%
Not a citizen	7,087	2.9%

Native	231,937	95.4%
Foreign-born	11,238	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,619	3.4%	11,591	7.0%	48,135	29.2%	42,244	25.7%	38,795	23.6%	18,217	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,619	3.4%
9-12 Years	11,591	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	48,135	29.2%
Some College	42,244	25.7%
Bach. Degree	38,795	23.6%
Grad Degree	18,217	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	82,613	79,173	3,440	4.2%	6.2%
1991	85,404	81,351	4,053	4.7%	7.2%
1992	86,000	80,879	5,121	6.0%	7.8%
1993	85,061	81,033	4,028	4.7%	7.4%
1994	87,516	83,314	4,202	4.8%	7.7%
1995	89,219	85,136	4,083	4.6%	6.9%
1996	91,639	87,906	3,733	4.1%	6.5%
1997	94,983	91,487	3,496	3.7%	5.9%
1998	97,263	93,456	3,807	3.9%	5.5%
1999	95,162	91,292	3,870	4.1%	5.0%

2000	97,017	93,156	3,861	4.0%	5.2%
2001	99,530	95,432	4,098	4.1%	5.6%
2002	98,500	94,036	4,464	4.5%	6.0%
2003	98,028	93,343	4,685	4.8%	6.3%
2004	98,168	93,948	4,220	4.3%	5.7%
2005	104,618	99,139	5,479	5.2%	6.8%
2006	108,532	105,388	3,144	2.9%	4.0%
2007	110,014	106,850	3,164	2.9%	4.1%
2008	112,131	108,523	3,608	3.2%	4.7%
2009	112,171	106,478	5,693	5.1%	6.8%

2010	113,598	106,923	6,675	5.9%	7.5%
2011	114,387	107,958	6,429	5.6%	7.4%
2012	117,238	111,620	5,618	4.8%	6.7%
2013	119,001	113,366	5,635	4.7%	6.4%
2014	121,951	116,068	5,883	4.8%	6.3%
2015	119,603	112,863	6,740	5.6%	6.3%
2016	114,488	107,456	7,032	6.1%	6.1%
2017	113,286	107,751	5,535	4.9%	5.1%
2018	114,483	109,435	5,048	4.4%	4.8%
2019	115,923	111,100	4,823	4.2%	4.7%

2020	113,811	105,742	8,069	7.1%	8.3%
2021	115,628	110,275	5,353	4.6%	5.6%
2022	116,728	113,046	3,682	3.2%	3.7%
2023	116,181	112,473	3,708	3.2%	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	108,681
Median Value	$222,400

Occupied	97,694	89.9%
Vacant	10,987	10.1%

Owned	64,768	66.3%
Rented	32,926	33.7%
Median Rent	$986

Single-Family Units	76,707	70.6%
Detached	74,120	68.2%
Attached	2,587	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15,228	14.0%
Mobile Homes	10,953	10.1%

Lafayette Parish, LA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette Parish, LA

Historical Labor Force Data for Lafayette Parish, LA