In 2022, Lafayette, LA had a population of 122k people with a median age of 36.9 and a median household income of $58,850. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lafayette, LA declined from 122,469 to 121,706, a −0.623% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,329 to $58,850, a 6.36% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (29.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.51%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.8%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.37%).
None of the households in Lafayette, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.3% of the residents in Lafayette, LA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lafayette, LA are University of Louisiana at Lafayette (3,420 degrees awarded in 2022), South Louisiana Community College (1,646 degrees), and Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette (397 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Lafayette, LA was $234,900, and the homeownership rate was 56.3%.
Most people in Lafayette, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafayette, LA was 2 cars per household.
