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Lafayette Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 239,086
Land Area (2000): 2,615.077 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 199.579 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	366,728	76.55%
Rural, Farm	2,667	0.56%
Rural, Non-farm	109,666	22.89%

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Lafayette Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	102,292	98,022	4,270	4.17%	42
1991	105,857	100,705	5,152	4.87%	49
1992	106,264	99,507	6,757	6.36%	64
1993	102,367	97,187	5,180	5.06%	51
1994	106,247	100,660	5,587	5.26%	53
1995	108,301	103,045	5,256	4.85%	49
1996	111,385	106,563	4,821	4.33%	43
1997	115,854	111,238	4,616	3.98%	40
1998	118,842	113,752	5,090	4.28%	43
1999	115,864	111,053	4,811	4.15%	42
2000	118,612	113,786	4,827	4.07%	41
2001	121,941	116,691	5,250	4.31%	43
2002	120,254	114,457	5,798	4.82%	48
2003	119,617	113,721	5,896	4.93%	49
2004	120,249	115,021	5,229	4.35%	44
2005	126,905	120,512	6,393	5.04%	50
2006	129,970	126,204	3,766	2.90%	29
2007	131,492	127,785	3,708	2.82%	28
2008	133,233	129,066	4,167	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	97,355	92,671	4,684	4.81%	48
Feb 1990	97,972	94,114	3,858	3.94%	39
Mar 1990	99,570	95,871	3,699	3.71%	37
Apr 1990	100,141	96,838	3,303	3.30%	33
May 1990	101,271	97,710	3,561	3.52%	35
Jun 1990	103,367	98,541	4,826	4.67%	47
Jul 1990	105,007	100,670	4,337	4.13%	41
Aug 1990	106,339	101,579	4,760	4.48%	45
Sep 1990	104,104	99,293	4,811	4.62%	46
Oct 1990	104,574	100,009	4,565	4.37%	44
Nov 1990	104,122	99,764	4,358	4.19%	42
Dec 1990	103,679	99,200	4,479	4.32%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	102,256	96,786	5,470	5.35%	53
Feb 1991	102,348	97,775	4,573	4.47%	45
Mar 1991	104,124	99,643	4,481	4.30%	43
Apr 1991	105,891	101,421	4,470	4.22%	42
May 1991	106,302	101,423	4,879	4.59%	46
Jun 1991	107,783	101,953	5,830	5.41%	54
Jul 1991	108,378	103,149	5,229	4.82%	48
Aug 1991	107,323	101,897	5,426	5.06%	51
Sep 1991	106,990	101,520	5,470	5.11%	51
Oct 1991	106,890	101,513	5,377	5.03%	50
Nov 1991	106,471	101,216	5,255	4.94%	49
Dec 1991	105,522	100,162	5,360	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	103,997	97,204	6,793	6.53%	65
Feb 1992	103,695	97,470	6,225	6.00%	60
Mar 1992	105,269	98,793	6,476	6.15%	62
Apr 1992	106,548	99,993	6,555	6.15%	62
May 1992	106,760	99,740	7,020	6.58%	66
Jun 1992	108,737	100,297	8,440	7.76%	78
Jul 1992	109,675	101,952	7,723	7.04%	70
Aug 1992	109,093	101,411	7,682	7.04%	70
Sep 1992	107,063	99,980	7,083	6.62%	66
Oct 1992	106,896	100,630	6,266	5.86%	59
Nov 1992	106,755	101,206	5,549	5.20%	52
Dec 1992	100,677	95,403	5,274	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	98,937	92,786	6,151	6.22%	62
Feb 1993	99,362	94,123	5,239	5.27%	53
Mar 1993	100,472	95,537	4,935	4.91%	49
Apr 1993	101,140	96,571	4,569	4.52%	45
May 1993	101,902	97,120	4,782	4.69%	47
Jun 1993	102,938	97,007	5,931	5.76%	58
Jul 1993	104,360	99,067	5,293	5.07%	51
Aug 1993	104,559	99,304	5,255	5.03%	50
Sep 1993	103,339	98,135	5,204	5.04%	50
Oct 1993	104,205	98,956	5,249	5.04%	50
Nov 1993	103,981	99,046	4,935	4.75%	47
Dec 1993	103,207	98,592	4,615	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	103,017	96,260	6,757	6.56%	66
Feb 1994	102,967	97,496	5,471	5.31%	53
Mar 1994	104,281	98,837	5,444	5.22%	52
Apr 1994	105,688	100,258	5,430	5.14%	51
May 1994	106,169	101,009	5,160	4.86%	49
Jun 1994	106,938	100,682	6,256	5.85%	59
Jul 1994	108,836	103,076	5,760	5.29%	53
Aug 1994	108,790	102,999	5,791	5.32%	53
Sep 1994	107,703	101,941	5,762	5.35%	53
Oct 1994	107,374	101,768	5,606	5.22%	52
Nov 1994	107,390	102,283	5,107	4.76%	48
Dec 1994	105,814	101,311	4,503	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	104,450	98,875	5,575	5.34%	53
Feb 1995	105,188	100,320	4,868	4.63%	46
Mar 1995	106,843	101,906	4,937	4.62%	46
Apr 1995	107,848	103,016	4,832	4.48%	45
May 1995	107,540	102,628	4,912	4.57%	46
Jun 1995	109,119	103,069	6,050	5.54%	55
Jul 1995	110,480	104,603	5,877	5.32%	53
Aug 1995	110,184	104,583	5,601	5.08%	51
Sep 1995	109,700	104,126	5,574	5.08%	51
Oct 1995	109,867	104,413	5,454	4.96%	50
Nov 1995	109,671	104,859	4,812	4.39%	44
Dec 1995	108,722	104,143	4,579	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	106,993	101,192	5,801	5.42%	54
Feb 1996	107,677	102,916	4,761	4.42%	44
Mar 1996	108,720	104,184	4,536	4.17%	42
Apr 1996	109,761	105,361	4,400	4.01%	40
May 1996	110,647	105,872	4,775	4.32%	43
Jun 1996	111,921	106,397	5,524	4.94%	49
Jul 1996	113,736	108,514	5,222	4.59%	46
Aug 1996	114,086	109,099	4,987	4.37%	44
Sep 1996	113,076	108,164	4,912	4.34%	43
Oct 1996	114,157	109,254	4,903	4.29%	43
Nov 1996	113,325	109,162	4,163	3.67%	37
Dec 1996	112,516	108,644	3,872	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	111,567	106,627	4,940	4.43%	44
Feb 1997	111,644	107,559	4,085	3.66%	37
Mar 1997	113,585	109,373	4,212	3.71%	37
Apr 1997	114,660	110,833	3,827	3.34%	33
May 1997	115,569	111,476	4,093	3.54%	35
Jun 1997	117,003	111,517	5,486	4.69%	47
Jul 1997	118,456	113,595	4,861	4.10%	41
Aug 1997	117,744	113,282	4,462	3.79%	38
Sep 1997	116,314	112,007	4,307	3.70%	37
Oct 1997	118,857	113,317	5,540	4.66%	47
Nov 1997	117,716	112,742	4,974	4.23%	42
Dec 1997	117,131	112,532	4,599	3.93%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	115,816	110,096	5,720	4.94%	49
Feb 1998	115,968	111,340	4,628	3.99%	40
Mar 1998	117,661	112,520	5,141	4.37%	44
Apr 1998	119,016	114,247	4,769	4.01%	40
May 1998	119,542	114,569	4,973	4.16%	42
Jun 1998	120,921	114,815	6,106	5.05%	50
Jul 1998	121,899	116,247	5,652	4.64%	46
Aug 1998	121,409	115,906	5,503	4.53%	45
Sep 1998	119,953	114,689	5,264	4.39%	44
Oct 1998	118,785	113,960	4,825	4.06%	41
Nov 1998	118,144	113,757	4,387	3.71%	37
Dec 1998	116,993	112,876	4,117	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	114,402	109,221	5,181	4.53%	45
Feb 1999	114,731	110,097	4,634	4.04%	40
Mar 1999	115,388	110,799	4,589	3.98%	40
Apr 1999	115,918	111,511	4,407	3.80%	38
May 1999	115,487	111,245	4,242	3.67%	37
Jun 1999	117,342	111,443	5,899	5.03%	50
Jul 1999	117,484	111,932	5,552	4.73%	47
Aug 1999	116,820	111,503	5,317	4.55%	46
Sep 1999	116,049	110,882	5,167	4.45%	45
Oct 1999	116,336	111,604	4,732	4.07%	41
Nov 1999	115,716	111,465	4,251	3.67%	37
Dec 1999	114,693	110,930	3,763	3.28%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	114,975	109,867	5,108	4.44%	44
Feb 2000	115,897	111,559	4,338	3.74%	37
Mar 2000	116,368	111,971	4,397	3.78%	38
Apr 2000	117,737	113,848	3,889	3.30%	33
May 2000	117,948	113,434	4,514	3.83%	38
Jun 2000	119,380	113,301	6,079	5.09%	51
Jul 2000	119,839	114,225	5,614	4.68%	47
Aug 2000	120,661	115,296	5,365	4.45%	44
Sep 2000	119,091	114,158	4,933	4.14%	41
Oct 2000	120,679	115,882	4,797	3.98%	40
Nov 2000	120,048	115,469	4,579	3.81%	38
Dec 2000	120,722	116,416	4,306	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	119,638	114,241	5,397	4.51%	45
Feb 2001	120,020	115,471	4,549	3.79%	38
Mar 2001	121,211	116,641	4,570	3.77%	38
Apr 2001	121,278	116,871	4,407	3.63%	36
May 2001	121,140	116,717	4,423	3.65%	37
Jun 2001	122,938	116,904	6,034	4.91%	49
Jul 2001	123,671	118,029	5,642	4.56%	46
Aug 2001	123,667	118,294	5,373	4.34%	43
Sep 2001	122,871	117,309	5,562	4.53%	45
Oct 2001	123,127	117,447	5,680	4.61%	46
Nov 2001	122,012	116,291	5,721	4.69%	47
Dec 2001	121,714	116,076	5,638	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	118,111	111,680	6,431	5.44%	54
Feb 2002	118,843	113,427	5,416	4.56%	46
Mar 2002	118,759	113,274	5,485	4.62%	46
Apr 2002	120,820	115,539	5,281	4.37%	44
May 2002	120,570	115,018	5,552	4.60%	46
Jun 2002	121,752	114,828	6,924	5.69%	57
Jul 2002	121,720	115,597	6,123	5.03%	50
Aug 2002	121,921	115,926	5,995	4.92%	49
Sep 2002	120,955	115,137	5,818	4.81%	48
Oct 2002	120,592	115,058	5,534	4.59%	46
Nov 2002	119,889	114,348	5,541	4.62%	46
Dec 2002	119,119	113,647	5,472	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	117,827	111,745	6,082	5.16%	52
Feb 2003	118,714	113,307	5,407	4.55%	46
Mar 2003	119,364	113,644	5,720	4.79%	48
Apr 2003	119,760	114,370	5,390	4.50%	45
May 2003	118,604	112,823	5,781	4.87%	49
Jun 2003	121,370	113,556	7,814	6.44%	64
Jul 2003	121,360	114,309	7,051	5.81%	58
Aug 2003	120,410	113,953	6,457	5.36%	54
Sep 2003	119,276	113,444	5,832	4.89%	49
Oct 2003	119,632	114,458	5,174	4.32%	43
Nov 2003	119,198	114,140	5,058	4.24%	42
Dec 2003	119,889	114,908	4,981	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	117,159	111,177	5,982	5.11%	51
Feb 2004	117,547	112,546	5,001	4.25%	43
Mar 2004	118,181	113,061	5,120	4.33%	43
Apr 2004	118,904	114,261	4,643	3.90%	39
May 2004	119,476	114,403	5,073	4.25%	42
Jun 2004	121,627	115,183	6,444	5.30%	53
Jul 2004	121,779	115,970	5,809	4.77%	48
Aug 2004	120,739	115,753	4,986	4.13%	41
Sep 2004	120,251	115,145	5,106	4.25%	42
Oct 2004	122,657	117,794	4,863	3.96%	40
Nov 2004	122,360	117,475	4,885	3.99%	40
Dec 2004	122,313	117,481	4,832	3.95%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	121,336	115,679	5,657	4.66%	47
Feb 2005	122,046	117,154	4,892	4.01%	40
Mar 2005	122,053	117,414	4,639	3.80%	38
Apr 2005	122,429	118,165	4,264	3.48%	35
May 2005	122,452	117,652	4,800	3.92%	39
Jun 2005	123,909	117,716	6,193	5.00%	50
Jul 2005	125,639	120,239	5,400	4.30%	43
Aug 2005	125,405	120,456	4,949	3.95%	39
Sep 2005	133,229	122,448	10,781	8.09%	81
Oct 2005	137,071	127,221	9,850	7.19%	72
Nov 2005	136,648	126,415	10,233	7.49%	75
Dec 2005	130,638	125,580	5,058	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	128,148	123,543	4,605	3.59%	36
Feb 2006	127,819	124,174	3,645	2.85%	29
Mar 2006	128,219	124,726	3,493	2.72%	27
Apr 2006	128,583	125,512	3,071	2.39%	24
May 2006	129,890	126,353	3,537	2.72%	27
Jun 2006	131,629	126,920	4,709	3.58%	36
Jul 2006	132,307	128,579	3,728	2.82%	28
Aug 2006	130,749	126,859	3,890	2.98%	30
Sep 2006	130,564	126,764	3,800	2.91%	29
Oct 2006	130,791	127,163	3,628	2.77%	28
Nov 2006	130,941	127,220	3,721	2.84%	28
Dec 2006	129,995	126,636	3,359	2.58%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	128,629	124,516	4,113	3.20%	32
Feb 2007	128,344	125,083	3,261	2.54%	25
Mar 2007	129,946	126,525	3,421	2.63%	26
Apr 2007	130,121	127,005	3,116	2.39%	24
May 2007	131,228	127,420	3,808	2.90%	29
Jun 2007	133,046	128,305	4,741	3.56%	36
Jul 2007	134,442	130,309	4,133	3.07%	31
Aug 2007	132,638	128,786	3,852	2.90%	29
Sep 2007	131,576	127,816	3,760	2.86%	29
Oct 2007	132,268	129,035	3,233	2.44%	24
Nov 2007	133,588	130,130	3,458	2.59%	26
Dec 2007	132,081	128,485	3,596	2.72%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	130,512	126,033	4,479	3.43%	34
Feb 2008	131,011	127,667	3,344	2.55%	26
Mar 2008	131,891	127,626	4,265	3.23%	32
Apr 2008	132,845	129,457	3,388	2.55%	26
May 2008	132,819	129,108	3,711	2.79%	28
Jun 2008	135,349	130,330	5,019	3.71%	37
Jul 2008	134,887	130,795	4,092	3.03%	30
Aug 2008	135,580	130,835	4,745	3.50%	35
Sep 2008	134,206	129,747	4,459	3.32%	33
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lafayette Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Mining	17,460	15.04%
2.	Construction	11,704	10.08%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,228	6.23%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,058	5.22%
5.	Public Administration	4,886	4.21%
6.	Educational Services	4,882	4.21%
7.	Health Care	4,882	4.21%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,244	2.79%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	3,134	2.70%
10.	Finance and Insurance	2,906	2.50%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,816	2.43%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,740	2.36%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,706	2.33%
14.	Truck Transportation	2,568	2.21%
15.	Other Transportation	2,278	1.96%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,186	1.88%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	1,884	1.62%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,676	1.44%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	1,646	1.42%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	1,428	1.23%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	15,474	15.57%
2.	Educational Services	14,284	14.38%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,230	9.29%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,612	5.65%
5.	Finance and Insurance	5,186	5.22%
6.	Public Administration	3,592	3.62%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,404	3.43%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	3,298	3.32%
9.	Social Assistance	3,138	3.16%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,964	2.98%
11.	Mining	2,896	2.91%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,554	2.57%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,846	1.86%
14.	Construction	1,566	1.58%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,528	1.54%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,458	1.47%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,454	1.46%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,244	1.25%
19.	Private Household Services	1,236	1.24%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,052	1.06%

Lafayette Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,724	4.93%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	5,632	4.85%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	5,450	4.70%
4.	Other Management Occupations	4,812	4.15%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,710	4.06%
6.	Other Production Occupations	4,302	3.71%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,940	3.39%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,472	2.99%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,376	2.91%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,334	2.87%
11.	Top Executives	3,322	2.86%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,268	2.82%
13.	Engineers	3,006	2.59%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,930	2.52%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,754	2.37%
16.	Extraction Workers	2,316	2.00%
17.	Other Construction Trades	2,072	1.79%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,040	1.76%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	1,944	1.67%
20.	Carpenters	1,886	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	7,060	7.11%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	5,936	5.97%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	5,322	5.36%
4.	Cashiers	4,632	4.66%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,816	3.84%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,478	3.50%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,464	3.49%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,460	3.48%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,412	3.43%
10.	Registered Nurses	3,186	3.21%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,184	3.20%
12.	Other Management Occupations	3,096	3.12%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,692	2.71%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,500	2.52%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,412	2.43%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,268	2.28%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,196	2.21%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,858	1.87%
19.	Child Care Workers	1,738	1.75%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	1,670	1.68%

Lafayette Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	194,877	53.85%
15-35 hours	43,852	12.12%
1-14 hours	9,634	2.66%
No regular hours	113,501	31.37%

Lafayette Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	10,109	4.90%
5 AM-5:29 AM	5,944	2.88%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	7,913	3.83%
6 AM-6:29 AM	16,739	8.11%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	24,564	11.90%
7 AM-7:29 AM	37,002	17.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	36,451	17.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM	20,101	9.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	7,921	3.84%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	9,748	4.72%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,672	1.78%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,554	0.75%
Noon-3:59 PM	11,389	5.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM	13,308	6.45%

Lafayette Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	6,567	3.18%
5-9	23,417	11.34%
10-14	35,386	17.14%
15-19	41,948	20.32%
20-24	34,455	16.69%
25-29	10,235	4.96%
30-34	25,301	12.26%
35-39	3,134	1.52%
40-44	3,771	1.83%
45-59	7,985	3.87%
60-89	5,818	2.82%
At least 90	8,398	4.07%

Lafayette Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,036	0.50%	150,972	73.14%
30-44	446	0.22%	31,760	15.39%
45-59	246	0.12%	7,739	3.75%
At least 60	518	0.25%	13,698	6.64%

Lafayette Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	826	0.39%
Car / truck / van, carpool	22,371	10.56%
Car / truck / van, solo	175,315	82.75%
Motorcycle	146	0.07%
Other	2,405	1.14%
Public transportation	2,246	1.06%
Walked	3,106	1.47%
Worked at home	5,437	2.57%

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Lafayette Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 179,066 (466,884 people)
: 124,172 (389,630 people)
: 43,231
: 250,537
Lafayette Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	24,362	13.58%
$10,000-$14,999	15,147	8.44%
$15,000-$19,999	12,567	7.00%
$20,000-$24,999	12,873	7.17%
$25,000-$29,999	12,112	6.75%
$30,000-$34,999	11,401	6.35%
$35,000-$39,999	11,192	6.24%
$40,000-$44,999	9,798	5.46%
$45,000-$49,999	8,210	4.58%
$50,000-$59,999	15,680	8.74%
$60,000-$74,999	16,248	9.06%
$75,000-$99,999	14,763	8.23%
$100,000-$124,999	6,725	3.75%
$125,000-$149,999	3,142	1.75%
$150,000-$199,999	2,352	1.31%
$200,000 or more	2,843	1.58%

Lafayette Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	21,916	24.48%
Family, 2 people	23,206	25.92%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,842	5.41%
Family, 3 people	16,083	17.96%
Nonfamily, 3 people	705	0.79%
Family, 4 people	13,566	15.15%
Nonfamily, 4 people	180	0.20%
Family, 5 people	6,000	6.70%
Nonfamily, 5 people	45	0.05%
Family, 6 people	1,913	2.14%
Nonfamily, 6 people	20	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	1,054	1.18%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	6	0.01%

Lafayette Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	147,767	32.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	51,346	11.26%
Public Assistance	3,684	0.81%
Retirement	20,377	4.47%
Self Employment	19,803	4.34%
Social Security	37,849	8.30%
Supplemental Security	8,695	1.91%
Wage / Salary	142,492	31.25%
Other	24,031	5.27%

Lafayette Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	45,173	49.70%
With children under 18	45,714	50.30%

Lafayette Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	15,726	8.92%
Married	100,796	57.18%
Never Married	55,423	31.44%
Widowed	4,341	2.46%

Lafayette Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	22,126	11.45%
Married	101,316	52.43%
Never Married	51,915	26.86%
Widowed	17,901	9.26%

Lafayette Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	31,768	9.17%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	50,089	14.46%
High school diploma or equivalent	105,067	30.34%
Some college, no degree	79,959	23.09%
Associate degree	11,512	3.32%
Bachelors degree	47,766	13.79%
Graduate or professional degree	20,142	5.82%

Lafayette Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,668	1.95%	4,286	1.79%	8,954	3.75%
Kindergarten	5,882	2.46%	1,969	0.82%	7,851	3.28%
Grades 1-4	23,272	9.73%	6,419	2.68%	29,691	12.42%
Grades 5-8	25,401	10.62%	6,317	2.64%	31,718	13.27%
Grades 9-12	25,124	10.51%	5,071	2.12%	30,195	12.63%
Undergrad college	24,661	10.31%	2,269	0.95%	26,930	11.26%
Graduate or professional school	3,506	1.47%	474	0.20%	3,980	1.66%
Total	112,514	47.06%	26,805	11.21%	139,319	58.27%

Lafayette Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	388,684	83.10%
Below Poverty Level	79,045	16.90%

Lafayette Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,321

Lafayette Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	35,772	14.96%
10-19 Years	38,922	16.28%
20-29 Years	35,814	14.98%
30-39 Years	36,554	15.29%
40-49 Years	37,280	15.59%
50-59 Years	23,534	9.84%
60-69 Years	15,242	6.38%
70-79 Years	10,631	4.45%
80-89 Years	4,454	1.86%
90+ Years	883	0.37%

Lafayette Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	116,320	48.65%
Female	122,766	51.35%

Lafayette Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	169,575	70.93%
African-American	60,613	25.35%
Hispanic/Latino	3,725	1.56%
Asian	2,481	1.04%
Multiracial	1,771	0.74%
Amerindian	634	0.27%
Other Race	238	0.10%
Pacific Islander	49	0.02%

Lafayette Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	85,307	27.18%
2.	United States Or American	58,225	18.55%
3.	French Canadian	39,258	12.51%
4.	German	28,936	9.22%
5.	Irish	23,094	7.36%
6.	English	21,192	6.75%
7.	Acadian / Cajun	14,283	4.55%
8.	Italian	11,956	3.81%
9.	Scotch Irish	4,706	1.50%
10.	Scottish	3,564	1.14%

Lafayette Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	351,838	79.20%
2.	French	75,526	17.00%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,672	1.50%
4.	French Creole	2,754	0.62%
5.	Vietnamese	1,792	0.40%
6.	Arabic	906	0.20%
7.	German	634	0.14%
8.	Chinese	560	0.13%
9.	Other Asian	494	0.11%
10.	African	382	0.09%

Lafayette Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	468,631	97.82%
Naturalized immigrant	3,968	0.83%
Not a citizen	6,462	1.35%

Lafayette Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Lafayette County

Saint Martin County

Lafayette Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arnaudville	Cecilia	Parks
Breaux Bridge	Duson	Scott
Broussard	Henderson	St. Martinville
Cade	Lafayette	Youngsville
Carencro	Milton

Lafayette (110,257)	Broussard (5,874)	Parks (533)
Scott (7,870)	Youngsville (3,992)	Milton
Breaux Bridge (7,281)	Duson (1,672)	Cade
St. Martinville (6,989)	Henderson (1,531)	Arnaudville
Carencro (6,120)	Cecilia (1,505)