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Louisiana·Lafayette County
41 tracts·112K people·$257K median·2,002/mi²
White 56 · Black 29 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 34 · Other 27
Health 32 · Professional 21 · Retail 18 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 22 · Service 17 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 11 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lafayette is $257,000 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Lafayette has 121,715 residents across 33 census tracts and 27 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 56.1% White, 29.0% Black, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 41.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.3% (Census ACS).
Myrtle Place Elementary School (85%), Broadmoor Elementary School (67%) and Woodvale Elementary School (62%) lead the elementary schools; L.J. Alleman Middle School (60%), Edgar Martin Middle School (50%) and Paul Breaux Middle School (41%) lead the middle schools; Early College Academy (95%), David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy (68%) and Lafayette High School (57%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,100/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lafayette is $61,915 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lafayette, median rent is $1,100/month and the median home value is $257,000 (Census ACS).
Lafayette reported 8.2 violent crimes and 46.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 97 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 65 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lafayette are lightning (97), cold wave (92) and ice storm (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lafayette, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).