Living in Lafayette Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 91,543 households are located in Lafayette Parish School District area. Among them, 29,764 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.22 people. The total number of children in the region is 73,238 and 61,072 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (6,768) of residents are non-citizens and 10% (22,737) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lafayette Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	91,543
Population	236,932
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	29,764 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	73,238
Total Students	61,072
Pre-Kindergarten	4,302
Kindergarten	2,777
Grade 1-8	25,144
Grade 9-12	11,902
College/Graduate School	16,947
Veterans	184,373
Non-citizen	6,768
Non-English Home Language	22,737
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

190,447 residents are over the age of 16 and 125,465 people are in labor force. Among them, 125,368 people are in civilian labor force and 97 are in armed labor force. 119,065 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lafayette Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	117,614	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	101,017	85.89%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,628	6.49%
Public transportation	967	0.82%
Walked	2,080	1.77%
Other method	1,968	1.67%
Worked from home	3,954	3.36%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	119,065	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	44,501	37.38%
Service	21,682	18.21%
Sales and office	27,375	22.99%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,547	9.70%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,960	11.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	119,065	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	9,411	7.90%
Construction	7,274	6.11%
Manufacturing	5,937	4.99%
Wholesale trade	3,228	2.71%
Retail trade	14,630	12.29%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,144	4.32%
Information	1,670	1.40%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,974	5.02%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	13,006	10.92%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	29,146	24.48%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13,781	11.57%
Other services, except public administration	5,844	4.91%
Public administration	4,020	3.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	119,065	-
Private wage and salary workers	94,642	79.49%
Government workers	14,457	12.14%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	9,691	8.14%
Unpaid family workers	275	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,379 for the 91,543 households in Lafayette Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $32,503. 217,724 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	91,543	-
Less than $10,000	7,810	8.53%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,451	4.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,806	10.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,530	9.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,825	11.83%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,524	15.87%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,170	12.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,032	14.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,425	5.93%
More than $200,000	5,970	6.52%
Median Household Income	$56,999	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,379	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	57,652	-
Less than $10,000	2,696	4.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,598	2.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,822	8.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,530	7.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,679	11.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,968	15.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,229	14.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,404	18.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,556	7.90%
More than $200,000	5,170	8.97%

Median Family Income	$73,881	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$96,668	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,503	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,653	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,653	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	239,785	-
With health insurance coverage	217,724	90.80%
Public coverage	79,347	33.09%
Private health insurance	161,689	67.43%
Without health insurance coverage	22,061	9.20%

Housing

There are 102,491 housing units in Lafayette Parish School District area, Louisiana with 91,543 units (89.32%) occupied. 59,362 houses (64.85%) are occupied by owner and 32,181 houses (35.15%) are rented. The average housing value is $185,300 and the average rental cost is $874. 5,289 houses (5.16%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,175 houses (6.02%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,491	-
Occupied	91,543	89.32%
Owner Occupied	59,362	64.85%
Renter Occupied	32,181	35.15%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	67,703	66.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,563	2.50%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	21,555	21.03%
Mobile Homes	10,625	10.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	45	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,491	-
Built 2014 or later	5,289	5.16%
Built 2010 - 2013	7,314	7.14%
Built 2000 - 2009	17,657	17.23%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,043	12.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	18,126	17.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	17,743	17.31%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,841	9.60%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,303	7.13%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,175	6.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,491	-
1 room	1,065	1.04%
2 rooms	2,312	2.26%
3 rooms	9,102	8.88%
4 rooms	19,919	19.43%
5 rooms	23,600	23.03%
6 rooms	18,856	18.40%
7 rooms	12,042	11.75%
8 rooms	7,985	7.79%
9 rooms or more	7,610	7.43%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	102,491	-
no bedroom	1,131	1.10%
1 bedroom	9,374	9.15%
2 bedrooms	24,663	24.06%
3 bedrooms	51,143	49.90%
4 bedrooms	14,528	14.17%
5 bedrooms or more	1,652	1.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	59,362	-
Less than $50,000	5,333	8.98%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,422	9.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,441	14.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,123	23.79%
$200,000 - $299,999	14,241	23.99%
$300,000 - $499,999	8,049	13.56%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,962	4.99%
$1,000,000 or more	791	1.33%
Median House Value	$185,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	29,101	-
Less than $500	2,993	10.28%
$500 - $999	15,783	54.24%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,639	26.25%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,094	7.20%
$2,000 - $2,499	517	1.78%
$2,500 - $2,999	57	0.20%
$3,000 or more	18	0.06%
Median Rental Costs	$874	-

Demographic

A total of 241,973 people lives in Lafayette Parish School District area, Louisiana with 117,992 male and 123,981 female. The males to female ratio is 48.76 to 51.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	241,973	-
Male	117,992	48.76%
Female	123,981	51.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	241,973	-
Under 5 years	16,669	6.89%
5 - 9 years	16,422	6.79%
10 - 14 years	15,164	6.27%
15 - 19 years	15,334	6.34%
20 - 24 years	16,464	6.80%
25 - 34 years	40,188	16.61%
35 - 44 years	31,835	13.16%
45 - 54 years	29,143	12.04%
55 - 59 years	15,048	6.22%
60 - 64 years	14,974	6.19%
65 - 74 years	18,538	7.66%
75 - 84 years	8,631	3.57%
85 years and older	3,563	1.47%
Median Age	35.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	241,973	-
One Race	237,783	98.27%
White	167,836	69.36%
Black or African American	62,785	25.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native	637	0.26%
Asian	4,529	1.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,996	0.82%

Two or more races	4,190	1.73%
White and Black or African American	1,408	0.58%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	831	0.34%
White and Asian	469	0.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	169	0.07%

Living in Lafayette Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic