Language Spoken At Home in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 22,822 | 100% |
English only | 18,702 | 81.9% |
Language other than English | 4,120 | 18.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,778 | 7.8% |
Spanish | 2,622 | 11.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,320 | 5.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 462 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 102 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,036 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 356 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,753 | 100% |
American | 1,314 | 5.3% |
Arab | 76 | 0.3% |
Czech | 162 | 0.7% |
Danish | 173 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 804 | 3.2% |
English | 3,160 | 12.8% |
French (except Basque) | 770 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 98 | 0.4% |
German | 5,494 | 22.2% |
Greek | 108 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 102 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,735 | 15.1% |
Italian | 1,866 | 7.5% |
Lithuanian | 52 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 649 | 2.6% |
Polish | 841 | 3.4% |
Portuguese | 9 | 0.0% |
Russian | 478 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 443 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 919 | 3.7% |
Slovak | 95 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 446 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 131 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 154 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 317 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 13 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,029 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,424 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,171 | 31.6% |
Married-couple family | 4,840 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,291 | 22.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 458 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 259 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,126 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 621 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,605 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 2,878 | 28.7% |
65 years and over | 626 | 6.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,334 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,580 | 15.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,728 | 100% |
Householder | 10,029 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 4,826 | 19.5% |
Child | 7,112 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 1,129 | 4.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,632 | 6.6% |
Unmarried partner | 713 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,593 | 100% |
Never married | 3,300 | 34.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,045 | 52.6% |
Separated | 132 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 145 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 971 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,016 | 100% |
Never married | 2,831 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,992 | 49.8% |
Separated | 146 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 477 | 4.8% |
Divorced | 1,570 | 15.7% |
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 | 530 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 69 | 13.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 134 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 353 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 111 | 31.4% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 3.1% |
1 or 2 years | 31 | 8.8% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 1.7% |
5 or more years | 63 | 17.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 111 | 100% |
Who are female | 45 | 40.5% |
Who are married | 52 | 46.8% |
School Enrollment in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,027 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 528 | 8.8% |
Kindergarten | 336 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,425 | 40.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,186 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,552 | 25.8% |
Educational Attainment in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,862 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 713 | 4.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 418 | 2.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,698 | 16.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,923 | 17.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,047 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,552 | 32.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,511 | 20.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 53.7% |
Veteran Status in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,735 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,389 | 7.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,740 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,612 | 6.5% |
Under 18 years | 6,018 | 100% |
With a disability | 102 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 16,534 | 100% |
With a disability | 973 | 5.9% |
65 years and over | 2,188 | 100% |
With a disability | 537 | 24.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,306 | 100% |
Same house | 19,745 | 81.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,464 | 18.4% |
Same county | 2,095 | 8.6% |
Different county | 2,369 | 9.7% |
Same state | 1,293 | 5.3% |
Different state | 1,076 | 4.4% |
Abroad | 97 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,753 | 100% |
Native | 21,648 | 87.5% |
Born in United States | 21,403 | 86.5% |
State of residence | 8,802 | 35.6% |
Different state | 12,601 | 50.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 245 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 3,105 | 12.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,105 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,093 | 35.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,012 | 64.8% |
Year of Entry in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,350 | 100% |
Native | 245 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 245 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,105 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 28 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,077 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,105 | 100% |
Europe | 459 | 14.8% |
Asia | 1,051 | 33.8% |
Africa | 18 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,451 | 46.7% |
Northern America | 126 | 4.1% |