Lafayette, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Lafayette, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
Total population	110,257	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana Population

	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
Male	53,158	48.21%	49.06%
Female	57,099	51.79%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.1		35.3

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	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	82,617	74.93%	74.31%
21 years and over	76,161	69.08%	69.97%
62 years and over	14,679	13.31%	14.66%
65 years and over	12,369	11.22%	12.43%

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	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
White	75,232	68.23%	75.14%
Black or African American	31,434	28.51%	12.32%
Asian	1,584	1.44%	3.64%
Some other race	939	0.85%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,068	0.97%	2.43%

Lafayette, Louisiana Housing

	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
Total households	43,506		105,480,101
Family households (families)	27,116	62.33%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	16,390	37.67%	31.94%

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	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	46,840		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,359	7.17%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	43,506	92.88%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	25,350	54.12%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	18,156	38.76%	30.77%

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	Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,878	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	8,190	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,199	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,829	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,868	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	926	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	193	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	83	0.57%
Median (dollars)	103,700	119,600

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	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,353	23.8%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	12,239	28.13%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,628	15.23%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,635	12.95%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	4,124	9.48%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,518	10.38%	9.65%

Lafayette, Louisiana Education

	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	33,595		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,984	5.91%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,649	4.91%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,084	38.95%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	6,366	18.95%	21.38%
College or graduate school	10,512	31.29%	22.81%

Lafayette, Louisiana Economy

	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	85,898		217,168,077
In labor force	55,807	64.97%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	55,753	64.91%	63.39%
- - Employed	51,252	59.67%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	4,501	5.24%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	54	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	30,091	35.03%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	45,210	52.63%	51.66%
In labor force	26,011	30.28%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	25,999	30.27%	29.65%
- - Employed	23,799	27.71%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	8,064	9.39%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,969		12,787,501

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	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	43,306		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,923	13.68%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,595	8.3%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,868	13.55%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,723	13.22%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,495	15.0%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,264	16.77%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,757	8.68%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,869	6.62%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	785	1.81%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,027	2.37%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,996		41,994

	Lafayette, Louisiana	%, Lafayette, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	35,446	41.27%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,929		56,604
With Social Security income	9,529	11.09%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,318		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,789	2.08%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,326		6,320
With public assistance income	778	0.91%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,084		3,032
With retirement income	5,204	6.06%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,710		17,376

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