2022 population: 649,230 ( 7,754 from 2010 , 969 from 2020)
Land area: 6408.9 square miles
Population density: 101.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	424,826	65.44%	2.2%
Black:	174,644	26.90%	2.4%
Indian:	2,924	0.45%	12.1%
Asian:	9,570	1.47%	27.9%
2+ races:	10,688	1.65%	31.6%
Hispanic:	26,578	4.09%	52.9%

Total non-White:	224,404	34.56%	8.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	19,310	14.9
Deaths:	18,110	14.0
Net Migration:	-1,866	-1.4
Net Immigration:	1,343	1.0

Change in White population:	-9,546	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	17,300	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:

2010
641,476
434,372	67.71%
170,515	26.58%
2,609	0.41%
7,482	1.17%
8,120	1.27%
17,385	2.71%
207,104	32.29%

2000
605,029
424,230	70.12%
159,845	26.42%
1,854	0.31%
5,463	0.90%
4,280	0.71%
8,726	1.44%
180,799	29.88%

1990
548,527
397,049	72.38%
139,340	25.40%
1,261	0.23%
4,135	0.75%
n/a
6,742	1.23%
151,478	27.62%

1980
529,897
390,311	73.66%
126,186	23.81%
597	0.11%
1,519	0.29%
n/a
10,889	2.05%
139,586	26.34%

1970
457,390
333,842	72.99%
119,992	26.23%
415	0.09%
191	0.04%
n/a
2,718	0.59%
123,548	27.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
86,911	14.4
51,444	8.5
-1,531	-0.3
3,485	0.6

10,142	1.7
26,305	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
94,144	17.2
49,818	9.1
1,084	0.2
1,978	0.4

27,181	5.0
29,321	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
108,273	20.4
45,239	8.5
-40,082	-7.6
n/a

6,738	1.3
11,892	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,559	2.3
n/a

56,469	12.3
16,038	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette, LA Market 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
155,430	23.9%
493,800	76.1%
95,515	14.7%

242,312
2.55

160,259	66.1%
111,778	69.7%
20,182	12.6%
82,053	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
35.3
166,355	25.9%
475,121	74.1%
77,036	12.0%

242,724
2.58

165,426	68.2%
112,479	68.0%
23,036	13.9%
77,298	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
172,755	28.6%
432,274	71.4%
69,424	11.5%

220,606
2.67

158,743	72.0%
115,847	73.0%
20,819	13.1%
61,863	28.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.3
169,806	31.0%
378,721	69.0%
58,899	10.7%

191,747
2.81

144,155	75.2%
111,990	77.7%
16,320	11.3%
47,592	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.7
177,043	33.4%
352,854	66.6%
49,682	9.4%

172,646
3.03

135,836	78.7%
113,664	83.7%
10,480	7.7%
36,810	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette, LA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18,311	7.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	16,200	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	12,486	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	13,814	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	12,201	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,358	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,341	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,445	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,980	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	17,175	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,028	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	29,049	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,013	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,766	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,570	6.0%
$200,000 or more	13,575	5.6%

Median Household Income	56,095
Per Capita Income	31,439

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18,160	7.5%
Public Assistance	3,005	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42,310	17.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	242,995	64.4%
Unemployed	16,941	4.5%
In Armed Forces	776	0.2%

Total Labor Force	260,712	69.1%
Not in Labor Force	116,747	30.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	103,570	83,931	55.2%
Non-Profit	3,905	9,239	29.7%
Self-Employed	21,442	11,282	65.5%

Local Government	7,690	13,477	36.3%
State Government	4,511	6,485	41.0%
Federal Government	1,809	2,084	46.5%

Total Private + Self	125,012	95,213	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,915	31,285	36.4%
Total	142,927	126,498	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	36,284	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	59,755	22.1%
Professional, Technical	56,673	21.0%
Service Occupations	48,438	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,198	0.4%
All others	68,800	25.5%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	42,307	183.4%
Retail trade	33,268	144.2%
Educational services	24,353	105.6%
Construction	21,000	91.0%
Manufacturing	19,063	82.6%
Accommodation and food services	18,371	79.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17,158	74.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,920	64.7%
Other services	14,126	61.2%
Transportation and warehousing	11,014	47.7%
Public administration	10,439	45.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,596	41.6%
Finance and insurance	8,973	38.9%
Wholesale trade	7,198	31.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,382	23.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,145	18.0%
Information	3,169	13.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,028	13.1%
Utilities	2,231	9.7%
Management	209	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,464	1.51%
Puerto Rican	980	0.16%
Cuban	684	0.11%
Dominican	264	0.04%

Total Central American	5,712	0.91%
Costa Rican	32	0.01%
Guatemalan	642	0.10%
Honduran	3,843	0.61%
Nicaraguan	342	0.05%
Panamanian	247	0.04%
Salvadoran	606	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,449	0.23%
Argentinean	48	0.01%
Bolivian	51	0.01%
Chilean	99	0.02%
Colombian	236	0.04%
Ecuadorian	276	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	111	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	628	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,758	0.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,379	0.38%
Indian	2,236	0.36%
Laotian	1,500	0.24%
Chinese	930	0.15%
Bangladeshi	393	0.06%
Filipino	372	0.06%
Korean	185	0.03%
Japanese	88	0.01%
Indonesian	46	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	530,268	90.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31,773	5.4%
Spanish	13,667	2.3%
Other Indo-European	2,491	0.4%
Vietnamese	1,969	0.3%
Other Asian	1,881	0.3%
Arabic	779	0.1%
Chinese	688	0.1%
Tagalog	549	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	97,736	15.6%
French Canadian	48,570	7.7%
German	37,930	6.0%
American	35,849	5.7%
English	27,911	4.5%
Irish	26,093	4.2%
Cajun	21,474	3.4%
Italian	14,980	2.4%
European	3,891	0.6%
Scottish	3,631	0.6%
Polish	2,752	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	2,522	0.4%
Dutch	1,637	0.3%
African	1,579	0.3%
Lebanese	1,440	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	615,592	98.2%
Not a citizen	11,459	1.8%

Native	608,430	97.0%
Foreign-born	18,621	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,365	5.6%	41,258	9.9%	154,511	37.0%	104,570	25.0%	65,185	15.6%	29,083	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,365	5.6%
9-12 Years	41,258	9.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	154,511	37.0%
Some College	104,570	25.0%
Bach. Degree	65,185	15.6%
Grad Degree	29,083	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	225,492	212,971	12,521	5.6%
1991	232,486	217,230	15,256	6.6%
1992	234,441	215,331	19,110	8.2%
1993	229,980	214,832	15,148	6.6%
1994	235,736	219,889	15,847	6.7%
1995	237,437	222,965	14,472	6.1%
1996	242,459	229,092	13,367	5.5%
1997	249,258	236,634	12,624	5.1%
1998	254,647	240,329	14,318	5.6%
1999	247,768	233,482	14,286	5.8%

2000	253,124	240,367	12,757	5.0%
2001	257,418	243,790	13,628	5.3%
2002	255,895	241,054	14,841	5.8%
2003	256,678	241,406	15,272	5.9%
2004	257,059	243,566	13,493	5.2%
2005	272,983	256,573	16,410	6.0%
2006	281,147	271,699	9,448	3.4%
2007	282,670	272,839	9,831	3.5%
2008	287,451	276,282	11,169	3.9%
2009	286,799	269,212	17,587	6.1%

2010	282,077	262,312	19,765	7.0%
2011	281,676	262,961	18,715	6.6%
2012	285,633	269,179	16,454	5.8%
2013	287,831	271,764	16,067	5.6%
2014	292,537	276,119	16,418	5.6%
2015	286,838	267,900	18,938	6.6%
2016	276,030	256,263	19,767	7.2%
2017	271,490	256,041	15,449	5.7%
2018	271,346	257,636	13,710	5.1%
2019	272,423	259,367	13,056	4.8%

2020	268,162	247,532	20,630	7.7%
2021	269,734	255,395	14,339	5.3%
2022	271,080	261,351	9,729	3.6%
2023	269,828	260,079	9,749	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	279,452
Median Value	$174,740

Occupied	242,312	86.7%
Vacant	37,140	13.3%

Owned	168,111	69.4%
Rented	74,201	30.6%
Median Rent	$847

Single-Family Units	200,192	71.6%
Detached	196,182	70.2%
Attached	4,010	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22,198	7.9%
Mobile Homes	43,107	15.4%

Lafayette, LA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette, LA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette, LA Market Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette, LA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lafayette, LA Market Area