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People QuickFacts |
Lafayette Parish |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
206,976 | 4,410,796 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
8.7% | -1.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
190,323 | 4,468,968 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.4% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
25.8% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.2% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.2% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
71.4% | 65.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
26.0% | 31.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.5% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.8% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
2.4% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
69.2% | 62.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.3% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
18.3% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.8% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.5% | 18.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
31,575 | 880,047 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.8 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
88,691 | 1,859,179 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.0% | 67.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.4% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$100,500 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
72,372 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$44,568 | $40,866 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,371 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
15.2% | 18.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lafayette Parish |
Louisiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
7,459 | 101,8021 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
117,298 | 1,593,0331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
14.4% | Z |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
17,819 | 294,107 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
20,289 | 328,756 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.4% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.0% | 26.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,144,222 | 89,540,799 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,545,328 | 47,192,153 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,666,644 | 41,885,192 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,828 | $9,356 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
387,126 | 7,411,702 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,506 | 23,379 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,098,173 | 43,036,0731 |
