Lafayette, Louisiana
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City Overview
As of 2009, Lafayette's population is 113,544 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 3.59 percent.
The median home cost in Lafayette is $141,090. Home appreciation the last year has been -4.90 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Lafayette's cost of living is 16.90% Lower than the U.S. average.
Lafayette public schools spend $4,897 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 15 students per teacher in Lafayette.
The unemployment rate in Lafayette is 3.70 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Lafayette jobs have Decreased by 0.80 percent.
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People
The 2009 Lafayette, LA, population is 113,544. There are 2,403 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Lafayette, LA
The median age is 34. The US median is 37.6. 51.62% of people in Lafayette, LA, are married. 10.71% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.42 people. 20.25% of people are married, with children. 10.79% have children, but are single.
Race in Lafayette, LA
65.64% of people are white, 29.82% are black, 1.80% are asian, 0.24% are native american, and 1.76% claim 'Other'.
2.06% of the people in Lafayette, LA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.94% are non-hispanic).
Lafayette People SperlingViews
Living in Lafayette: We have lived here two different time peiods in our lives. The people are unique, friendly, and independant. The city is very progressive, and has the only real net... (read more)Not your ordinary...: ...little big city. Lafayette has a strong grip on its heritage, that makes you wish you'd found it much... (read more)Cajun Culture: Crawfish and fiddle music can be a bit... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Health
There are 302 physicians per 100,000 population in Lafayette, LA. The US average is 170.
Lafayette, LA Health Index
Air quality in Lafayette, LA is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Lafayette, LA is 10 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 100 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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Lafayette-A Cajun's Point of View: I love my city. It is a part of America, and because of that Jack and Terri are allowed to write whatever their opinion is about Lafayette. That's called freedom. ... (read more)Pearl of Louisiana: I have lived in Lafayette for all my life and I must say that it is the pearl of Louisiana. My visits to all the other major cities in Louisiana leave my yearning to... (read more)Lafayette is your home. It's my home. It's our hom: I am floored by the negative comments about Lafayette, LA- both about the city and its people. My question is for those who made rude comments about the people of... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Economy
| Unemployment Rate | 3.70% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.80% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 34.60% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $24,787 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $42,783 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 18.79% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 12.59% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.73% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.72% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 16.96% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 9.60% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 9.50% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.96% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.30% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.85% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 13.38% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 26.61% | 20.24% |
| Service | 15.33% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 27.46% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.14% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.25% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 8.83% | 14.44% |
The unemployment rate in Lafayette, LA, is 3.70%, with job growth of -0.80%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 34.60%.
Lafayette, LA Taxes
Lafayette, LA,sales tax rate is 8.00%. Income tax is 4.00%.
Lafayette, LA Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $24,787, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $42,783.
Lafayette Economy SperlingViews
Nice, if you can take the humidity: Lafayette is a really great place, as long as you can take the long periods of high... (read more)here to stay: I am an outsider but I've been here for 12 years. I feel very accepted anywhere I go. Cajun people are just like everybody else; if you are friendly, they are friendly... (read more)Ugly town some nice people : I have lived here for 2 years. The people are friendly for the most part. In every town you will find jerks, no exception here. Cajun people are unlike any other and... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Housing
| Median Home Age | 30 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $141,090 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -4.90% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 54.36% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 7.10% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 38.62% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $2.89 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 3.30% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 5.08% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 6.54% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 7.81% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 12.01% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 27.81% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16.60% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 12.12% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 4.23% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 2.04% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 1.42% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.66% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 6.22% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 5.65% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4.74% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 20.37% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 25.62% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 17.86% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 10.91% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 4.57% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 4.07% | 13.55% |
The median home value in Lafayette, LA, is $141,090. Home appreciation is -4.90% over the last year. The median age of Lafayette, LA, real estate is 30 years.
Lafayette, LA Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 38.62% of the Lafayette, LA, population. 7.10% of houses and apartments in Lafayette, LA, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
Lafayette Housing SperlingViews
housing situation, hospitals: Nice neighborhood and possible employment at nearby... (read more)Living in Lafayette: We have lived here two different time peiods in our lives. The people are unique, friendly, and independant. The city is very progressive, and has the only real net... (read more)Not your ordinary...: ...little big city. Lafayette has a strong grip on its heritage, that makes you wish you'd found it much... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Crime
Lafayette, LA, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 7. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Lafayette, LA, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 7. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Living in Lafayette: We have lived here two different time peiods in our lives. The people are unique, friendly, and independant. The city is very progressive, and has the only real net... (read more)Not your ordinary...: ...little big city. Lafayette has a strong grip on its heritage, that makes you wish you'd found it much... (read more)Cajun Culture: Crawfish and fiddle music can be a bit... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Climate
Lafayette, LA, gets 60 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 0 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 109.
On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Lafayette, LA. The July high is around 91 degrees. The January low is 42. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 27 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Nice, if you can take the humidity: Lafayette is a really great place, as long as you can take the long periods of high... (read more)here to stay: I am an outsider but I've been here for 12 years. I feel very accepted anywhere I go. Cajun people are just like everybody else; if you are friendly, they are friendly... (read more)Ugly town some nice people : I have lived here for 2 years. The people are friendly for the most part. In every town you will find jerks, no exception here. Cajun people are unlike any other and... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Education
Lafayette, LA, schools spend $4,897 per student. There are 15 pupils per teacher, 668 students per librarian, and 230 children per counselor in Lafayette, LA schools.
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MIssionary Baptist Church: I pastor a Missionary Baptist Church is Bossier City, La. Through recent surveys I have noticed that there are few Baptist works in general in this area and none that... (read more)Lafayette-A Cajun's Point of View: I love my city. It is a part of America, and because of that Jack and Terri are allowed to write whatever their opinion is about Lafayette. That's called freedom. ... (read more)Pearl of Louisiana: I have lived in Lafayette for all my life and I must say that it is the pearl of Louisiana. My visits to all the other major cities in Louisiana leave my yearning to... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Lafayette, LA, takes 23 minutes. 83% of commuters drive their own car alone. 9% carpool with others. 2% take mass transit and 3% work from home.
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Nice, if you can take the humidity: Lafayette is a really great place, as long as you can take the long periods of high... (read more)here to stay: I am an outsider but I've been here for 12 years. I feel very accepted anywhere I go. Cajun people are just like everybody else; if you are friendly, they are friendly... (read more)Ugly town some nice people : I have lived here for 2 years. The people are friendly for the most part. In every town you will find jerks, no exception here. Cajun people are unlike any other and... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Lafayette, LA is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Lafayette, LA is more expensive.
Overall, Lafayette, LA cost of living is 83.10.
Lafayette Cost of Living SperlingViews
housing situation, hospitals: Nice neighborhood and possible employment at nearby... (read more)Living in Lafayette: We have lived here two different time peiods in our lives. The people are unique, friendly, and independant. The city is very progressive, and has the only real net... (read more)Not your ordinary...: ...little big city. Lafayette has a strong grip on its heritage, that makes you wish you'd found it much... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Religion
| Percent Religious | 79.20% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 64.24% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 13.45% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.33% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 6.49% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.90% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 2.00% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 0.44% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 3.14% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 0.48% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 0.81% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.01% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.32% | 0.54% |
79.20% of the people in Lafayette, LA are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 64.24% are Catholic; 13.45% are Protestant; 0.33% are LDS; 0.81% are another Christian faith; 0.01% in Lafayette, LA are Jewish; 0.04% are an eastern faith; 0.32% affilitates with Islam.
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MIssionary Baptist Church: I pastor a Missionary Baptist Church is Bossier City, La. Through recent surveys I have noticed that there are few Baptist works in general in this area and none that... (read more)Lafayette-A Cajun's Point of View: I love my city. It is a part of America, and because of that Jack and Terri are allowed to write whatever their opinion is about Lafayette. That's called freedom. ... (read more)Pearl of Louisiana: I have lived in Lafayette for all my life and I must say that it is the pearl of Louisiana. My visits to all the other major cities in Louisiana leave my yearning to... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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Voting
34.71% of the people in Lafayette, LA are registered as Democrats. 64.20% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 1.09%.
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Living in Lafayette: We have lived here two different time peiods in our lives. The people are unique, friendly, and independant. The city is very progressive, and has the only real net... (read more)Not your ordinary...: ...little big city. Lafayette has a strong grip on its heritage, that makes you wish you'd found it much... (read more)Cajun Culture: Crawfish and fiddle music can be a bit... (read more)Have an opinion about Lafayette? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Lafayette Click Here
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