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Lafayette, LA real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Lafayette NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Broadmoor, Mouton, Milton / New Flanders, Pont Des Mouton, Long Bridge, U.S. Route 90 / Pinhook Rd, Cameron St / Bienville St, Johnston St / Duhon Rd, Bertrand Dr / Congress St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Lafayette, LA Abbeville, Breaux Bridge, Broussard, Carencro, Duson, Maurice, Rayne, Scott, Sunset, Youngsville
POPULATION
110,261
Lafayette, LA Information
| LAFAYETTE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 110,261 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 46,840 |
| LAFAYETTE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 54.14% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 38.73% |
| % VACANT | 7.13% |
| TYPE OF LAFAYETTE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 63.49% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 3.61% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 8.24% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 21.84% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 2.81% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF LAFAYETTE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.30% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.91% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 27.70% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 39.56% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 12.92% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.61% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 7.28% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 53.04% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 35.32% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 4.36% |
| LAFAYETTE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $181,016 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $646 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 15.37% |
| $91,001-$181,000 | 34.79% |
| $181,001-$362,000 | 37.13% |
| $362,001-$545,000 | 7.74% |
| $545,001-$726,000 | 2.54% |
| $726,001-$907,000 | 1.19% |
| $907,001-$1,360,000 | 0.57% |
| $1,360,001-$1,814,000 | 0.19% |
| > $1,814,000 | 0.48% |
| PEOPLE OF Lafayette | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.35% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.79% |
| 18 TO 24 | 13.06% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.91% |
| 35 TO 54 | 29.03% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.66% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 11.20% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 81.70% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 31.28% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $35,996 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $21,031 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.31% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (12.79%), Healthcare (12.74%), Education (10.42%), Mining (8.08%), Accomodation (8.04%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (7.90%), Other (4.84%), Manufacturing (4.80%), Construction (4.32%), Finance (3.96%), Transportation (3.95%), Wholesale (3.86%), Public Service (3.73%), Administration (3.14%), Real Estate (2.55%), Information Technology (2.22%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 9.53% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 68.70% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 28.24% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.18% |
| ASIAN | 1.52% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.02% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.37% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.97% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.82% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (29.25%), Unclassified (19.22%), French (13.89%), United States or American (8.93%), French Canadian (5.69%), German (4.31%), English (4.21%), Irish (3.45%), Italian (2.34%), Acadian-Cajun (2.17%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 3.21% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (78.40%) , French (10.77%) |
Lafayette is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 110,261 people and 27 constituent neighborhoods, Lafayette is the fifth largest community in Louisiana.
Lafayette is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lafayette is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lafayette who work in sales jobs (14.44%), office and administrative support jobs (13.06%), and management occupations (8.98%).
Lafayette has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.
Lafayette Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Lafayette is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.28% of adults in Lafayette have a college degree.
The per capita income in Lafayette in 2000 was $21,031, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,124 for a family of four.
Lafayette is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lafayette home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lafayette is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lafayette include French, French Canadian, German, English, Irish, Italian, and Acadian-Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Lafayette is English. Some people also speak French.
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