Language Spoken At Home in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 62,172 | 100% |
English only | 54,603 | 87.8% |
Language other than English | 7,569 | 12.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,131 | 5.0% |
Spanish | 6,203 | 10.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,810 | 4.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 558 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 707 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 266 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 101 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,302 | 100% |
American | 5,262 | 7.8% |
Arab | 17 | 0.0% |
Czech | 42 | 0.1% |
Danish | 129 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,853 | 2.8% |
English | 6,843 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,878 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 203 | 0.3% |
German | 17,107 | 25.4% |
Greek | 178 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 254 | 0.4% |
Irish | 10,013 | 14.9% |
Italian | 1,786 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 50 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 303 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,946 | 2.9% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.0% |
Russian | 328 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,036 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 1,890 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 123 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 323 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 894 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 311 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 58 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 282 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 28 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,840 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,242 | 56.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,529 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 11,244 | 39.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,325 | 15.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,264 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 700 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,734 | 12.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,504 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 12,598 | 43.7% |
Householder living alone | 9,826 | 34.1% |
65 years and over | 2,340 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,207 | 28.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,413 | 18.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 66,218 | 100% |
Householder | 28,840 | 43.6% |
Spouse | 11,207 | 16.9% |
Child | 17,778 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 3,004 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 5,389 | 8.1% |
Unmarried partner | 2,521 | 3.8% |
Marital Status in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 26,064 | 100% |
Never married | 9,975 | 38.3% |
Now married, except separated | 11,931 | 45.8% |
Separated | 280 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 517 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 3,361 | 12.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,637 | 100% |
Never married | 8,755 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 11,752 | 42.5% |
Separated | 355 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,623 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 4,152 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,202 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 573 | 47.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,111 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 575 | 51.8% |
Less than 1 year | 117 | 10.5% |
1 or 2 years | 101 | 9.1% |
3 or 4 years | 249 | 22.4% |
5 or more years | 108 | 9.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 575 | 100% |
Who are female | 419 | 72.9% |
Who are married | 299 | 52.0% |
School Enrollment in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,918 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,118 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 927 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,510 | 34.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,296 | 17.4% |
College or graduate school | 7,067 | 37.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 42,355 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,090 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,738 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,642 | 32.2% |
Some college, no degree | 8,915 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,994 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,951 | 16.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,025 | 9.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.9% |
Veteran Status in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 51,253 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,037 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 66,471 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,962 | 13.5% |
Under 18 years | 16,024 | 100% |
With a disability | 957 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 43,234 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,211 | 12.1% |
65 years and over | 7,213 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,794 | 38.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 66,150 | 100% |
Same house | 49,742 | 75.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,152 | 24.4% |
Same county | 11,521 | 17.4% |
Different county | 4,631 | 7.0% |
Same state | 2,759 | 4.2% |
Different state | 1,872 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 256 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,302 | 100% |
Native | 62,343 | 92.6% |
Born in United States | 61,905 | 92.0% |
State of residence | 44,886 | 66.7% |
Different state | 17,019 | 25.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 438 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,959 | 7.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,959 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,283 | 25.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,676 | 74.1% |
Year of Entry in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,397 | 100% |
Native | 438 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 431 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 4,959 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 231 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,728 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,959 | 100% |
Europe | 336 | 6.8% |
Asia | 730 | 14.7% |
Africa | 146 | 2.9% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 3,585 | 72.3% |
Northern America | 153 | 3.1% |