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Lafayette, LA, 70501 QuickFacts

	Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
Total population	30,604	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	lafayette
Zip(s)	70501

Lafayette, LA, 70501 Population

	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
Male	14,931	48.79%	49.06%
Female	15,673	51.21%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.3		35.3

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	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
18 years and over	22,238	72.66%	74.31%
21 years and over	20,785	67.92%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,532	14.81%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,784	12.36%	12.43%

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	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
White	8,801	28.76%	75.14%
Black or African American	21,205	69.29%	12.32%
Asian	115	0.38%	3.64%
Some other race	187	0.61%	5.46%
Two or more races	296	0.97%	2.43%

Lafayette, LA, 70501 Housing

	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
Total households	11,216		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,126	63.53%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,090	36.47%	31.94%

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	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
Total housing units	12,318		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,086	8.82%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	11,216	91.05%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,162	50.02%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,054	41.03%	30.77%

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	Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,368	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,502	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	425	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	164	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	88	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	31	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	29	0.57%
Median (dollars)	56,800	119,600

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	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,939	17.29%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,822	25.16%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,701	15.17%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,595	14.22%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,186	10.57%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,977	17.63%	9.65%

Lafayette, LA, 70501 Education

	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,247		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	485	5.88%	6.47%
Kindergarten	512	6.21%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,935	47.71%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,006	24.32%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,309	15.87%	22.81%

Lafayette, LA, 70501 Economy

	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
Population 16 years and over	23,377		217,168,077
In labor force	12,795	54.73%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,795	54.73%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,227	48.03%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,568	6.71%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	12.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	10,582	45.27%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,146	51.96%	51.66%
In labor force	6,242	26.7%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,242	26.7%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,481	23.45%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,286	9.78%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,481		12,787,501

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	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,239		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,739	24.37%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,458	12.97%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,043	18.18%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,594	14.18%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,452	12.92%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,214	10.8%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	388	3.45%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	195	1.74%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	44	0.39%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	112	1.0%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	21,336		41,994

	Lafayette, LA, 70501	%, Lafayette, LA, 70501	United States
With earnings	8,256	35.32%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	32,924		56,604
With Social Security income	3,262	13.95%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,367		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,020	4.36%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,136		6,320
With public assistance income	419	1.79%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,222		3,032
With retirement income	1,404	6.01%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,571		17,376

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