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Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
At a Glance
Population 241,753 County Seat Lafayette Parish Courthouse State FIPS 22 County FIPS 055 Num Towns 7 Census-Designated Places 2 Total Town Population 172,846 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 243,175 Median Age 36.2 Veterans 11,488 Housing Units 108,681 Uninsured 1,609 Net Migration (recent) 934 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,779 Total Employees 127,850 Avg Annual Pay $58,120 Median Household Income $66,617 Poverty Rate 16.8% Unemployment Rate 5.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $81,337 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,341,810,332 Federal Spending Per Capita $5,550
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $222,400 Median Rent $986 FMR Studio $740 FMR 1BR $930 FMR 2BR $1,052 FMR 3BR $1,322 FMR 4BR $1,736
Health & Safety
Hospitals 56 EMS Stations 21 Fire Stations 21 Police Stations 21 Adult Smoking 18.8% Adult Obesity 39.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 37.7 Air Quality Good Days 180
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 11.73 Electric Customers 2147745 Towns with Broadband Data 7 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 7
Community
Churches 144 Libraries 11 Historic Places (NRHP) 44 Homeless Population N/A Schools 86 SNAP Stores 243 Bank Branches 94
Agriculture
Total Farms 502 Land in Farms (acres) 42,861 Avg Farm Size (acres) 85.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 EM TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE 2024-09-10 EM TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS 2021-09-13 DR HURRICANE IDA 2021-08-29 EM TROPICAL STORM IDA 2021-08-27 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2021-06-02 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2021-03-09 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2021-02-18 DR HURRICANE ZETA 2021-01-12 EM TROPICAL STORM ZETA 2020-10-27
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lafayette Parish
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
