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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
Total population	36,033	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	lafayette
Zip(s)	70506

Lafayette, LA, 70506 Population

	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
Male	17,271	47.93%	49.06%
Female	18,762	52.07%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.8		35.3

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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
18 years and over	27,566	76.5%	74.31%
21 years and over	25,363	70.39%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,523	12.55%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,872	10.75%	12.43%

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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
White	29,046	80.61%	75.14%
Black or African American	5,540	15.37%	12.32%
Asian	657	1.82%	3.64%
Some other race	368	1.02%	5.46%
Two or more races	422	1.17%	2.43%

Lafayette, LA, 70506 Housing

	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
Total households	15,334		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,880	57.91%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,454	42.09%	31.94%

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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
Total housing units	16,680		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,256	7.53%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	15,334	91.93%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	8,412	50.43%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,922	41.5%	30.77%

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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	370	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,505	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,417	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	772	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	244	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	33	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	19	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.57%
Median (dollars)	97,600	119,600

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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,108	26.79%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,481	29.22%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,301	15.01%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,879	12.25%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,328	8.66%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,317	8.59%	9.65%

Lafayette, LA, 70506 Education

	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,092		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	599	5.4%	6.47%
Kindergarten	550	4.96%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,847	34.68%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,986	17.9%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,110	37.05%	22.81%

Lafayette, LA, 70506 Economy

	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
Population 16 years and over	28,758		217,168,077
In labor force	19,925	69.29%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	19,899	69.19%	63.39%
- - Employed	18,950	65.89%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	949	3.3%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	26	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	8,833	30.71%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,305	53.22%	51.66%
In labor force	9,478	32.96%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,478	32.96%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,008	31.32%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,725	9.48%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,801		12,787,501

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	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	15,349		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,932	12.59%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,240	8.08%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,120	13.81%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,207	14.38%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,427	15.81%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,020	19.68%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,301	8.48%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	755	4.92%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	219	1.43%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	128	0.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,859		41,994

	Lafayette, LA, 70506	%, Lafayette, LA, 70506	United States
With earnings	12,967	45.09%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,047		56,604
With Social Security income	2,837	9.87%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,798		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	396	1.38%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,560		6,320
With public assistance income	213	0.74%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,748		3,032
With retirement income	1,745	6.07%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,763		17,376

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