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Language Spoken At Home in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 254,418 | 100% |
English only | 212,631 | 83.6% |
Language other than English | 41,787 | 16.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,024 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 8,180 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,610 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 30,127 | 11.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,570 | 1.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,526 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,630 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 954 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 214 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 273,945 | 100% |
American | 23,071 | 8.4% |
Arab | 2,022 | 0.7% |
Czech | 280 | 0.1% |
Danish | 411 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,066 | 0.4% |
English | 13,086 | 4.8% |
French (except Basque) | 62,702 | 22.9% |
French Canadian | 15,152 | 5.5% |
German | 23,271 | 8.5% |
Greek | 375 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 136 | 0.0% |
Irish | 13,646 | 5.0% |
Italian | 8,094 | 3.0% |
Lithuanian | 100 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 423 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,055 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 570 | 0.2% |
Russian | 462 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,782 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 2,496 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 58 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,692 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 807 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 125 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 434 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 504 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 104,339 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 66,842 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 31,334 | 30.0% |
Married-couple family | 46,842 | 44.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,348 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,369 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,485 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,631 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,501 | 9.1% |
Nonfamily households | 37,497 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 31,249 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 7,678 | 7.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,337 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,112 | 19.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 268,179 | 100% |
Householder | 104,339 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 46,727 | 17.4% |
Child | 84,247 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 16,992 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 15,874 | 5.9% |
Unmarried partner | 6,144 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 104,881 | 100% |
Never married | 38,305 | 36.5% |
Now married, except separated | 51,883 | 49.5% |
Separated | 1,647 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 2,589 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 10,457 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 112,443 | 100% |
Never married | 36,151 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 48,417 | 43.1% |
Separated | 3,191 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 9,428 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 15,256 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,555 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,989 | 43.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,857 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,936 | 50.1% |
Less than 1 year | 723 | 12.3% |
1 or 2 years | 987 | 16.9% |
3 or 4 years | 506 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 720 | 12.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,936 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,860 | 63.4% |
Who are married | 1,993 | 67.9% |
School Enrollment in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 76,988 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,502 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 4,401 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,497 | 38.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,191 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 22,397 | 29.1% |
Educational Attainment in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 174,052 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 12,205 | 7.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,816 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 56,935 | 32.7% |
Some college, no degree | 37,391 | 21.5% |
Associate's degree | 7,772 | 4.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 30,611 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 12,322 | 7.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.7% |
Veteran Status in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 205,818 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,610 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 270,614 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,691 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 67,845 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,827 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 174,885 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,281 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 27,884 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,583 | 41.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 270,078 | 100% |
Same house | 230,795 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 38,695 | 14.3% |
Same county | 23,595 | 8.7% |
Different county | 15,100 | 5.6% |
Same state | 10,115 | 3.7% |
Different state | 4,985 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 588 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 273,945 | 100% |
Native | 264,014 | 96.4% |
Born in United States | 262,253 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 225,352 | 82.3% |
Different state | 36,901 | 13.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,761 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 9,931 | 3.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,931 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,871 | 28.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,060 | 71.1% |
Year of Entry in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,692 | 100% |
Native | 1,761 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,746 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 9,931 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 270 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,661 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lafayette
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,931 | 100% |
Europe | 1,014 | 10.2% |
Asia | 3,107 | 31.3% |
Africa | 729 | 7.3% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 4,809 | 48.4% |
Northern America | 260 | 2.6% |