Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Lafayette Parish is a parish located in Louisiana, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, parish has a population of 190503 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the parish is 206976, It is the sixth most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish spans an area of 270.29 mi˛ (700.05 square kilometre), of which, 269.83 square miles (698.86 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.46 square miles (1.19 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Louisiana's third smallest parish by total area.

Lafayette Parish Louisiana
Map of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 190503 people in the parish, organized into 72372 households, and 48839 families living in the parish. The population density was 706 people per square mile (272.59/km˛), it is the fourth most populated parish in terms of population density. There were 78122 housing units at an average density of 289.5 per square mile (111.78/km˛). The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12. In the parish Population was distributed with 27.4% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 206976, The racial or ethnic makeup of the parish was 148506 White, 52830 Black or African American, 665 American Indian, 2867 Asian, 67 Native Hawaiian, and 2041 from two or more races.

Lafayette Parish Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lafayette Parish Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lafayette Parish Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $36518, it is the 12th wealthiest parish in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the parish was $45158, making it the eighth highest parish by median family income in Louisiana. The per capita income for the parish was $19371, it is the fourth wealthiest parish in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 56319 pupils and students, of which 27751 are male and 28568 are female, 29.56% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 3631 nursery or pri school, 3042 kindergarten, 24026 elementary school, 11669 high school and 13951 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Duson TownAcadia Parish, Lafayette Parish2.572.5701672651.41052021071
2Broussard TownLafayette Parish, St. Martin Parish11.4211.390.025874515.71844136676
3Carencro CityLafayette Parish6.086.08061201005.91149122716
4Lafayette CityLafayette Parish47.6847.590.091102572316.72103135996
5Scott CityLafayette Parish8.898.8907870885.61546937320
6Youngsville TownLafayette Parish6.686.6803992597.32048047303
YearPopulation
April 2000 census190503
April 2000 Estimate190323
July 2000 Estimate190444
July 2001 Estimate190780
July 2002 Estimate192700
July 2003 Estimate193820
July 2004 Estimate195514
July 2005 Estimate197212
July 2006 Estimate203203
July 2007 Estimate204649
July 2008 Estimate206976
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school176418673631
Kindergarten155314893042
Elementary school123551167124026
High school5598607111669
College or graduate school6481747013951
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana$36518$45158$19371
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587