Language Spoken At Home in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 205,880 | 100% |
English only | 174,183 | 84.6% |
Language other than English | 31,697 | 15.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,825 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 7,260 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,234 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 21,345 | 10.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,015 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,190 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,392 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 902 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 184 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 221,602 | 100% |
American | 17,492 | 7.9% |
Arab | 1,980 | 0.9% |
Czech | 272 | 0.1% |
Danish | 390 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,006 | 0.5% |
English | 11,923 | 5.4% |
French (except Basque) | 51,477 | 23.2% |
French Canadian | 11,460 | 5.2% |
German | 19,847 | 9.0% |
Greek | 375 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 136 | 0.1% |
Irish | 12,393 | 5.6% |
Italian | 7,254 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 100 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 405 | 0.2% |
Polish | 904 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 570 | 0.3% |
Russian | 412 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,684 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 2,163 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 52 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,526 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 741 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 92 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 424 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 504 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 85,578 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 53,604 | 62.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,622 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 37,463 | 43.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,966 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,612 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,008 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,529 | 14.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,648 | 8.9% |
Nonfamily households | 31,974 | 37.4% |
Householder living alone | 26,272 | 30.7% |
65 years and over | 6,024 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 28,623 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,766 | 18.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 216,703 | 100% |
Householder | 85,578 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 37,328 | 17.2% |
Child | 66,510 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 13,179 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 14,108 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 5,188 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 85,042 | 100% |
Never married | 31,652 | 37.2% |
Now married, except separated | 41,687 | 49.0% |
Separated | 1,309 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,905 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 8,489 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 91,325 | 100% |
Never married | 30,046 | 32.9% |
Now married, except separated | 38,768 | 42.5% |
Separated | 2,481 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 7,500 | 8.2% |
Divorced | 12,530 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,562 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,488 | 41.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,341 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,146 | 49.4% |
Less than 1 year | 553 | 12.7% |
1 or 2 years | 748 | 17.2% |
3 or 4 years | 241 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 604 | 13.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,146 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,341 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 1,534 | 71.5% |
School Enrollment in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 63,600 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,548 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,533 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 23,358 | 36.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 12,007 | 18.9% |
College or graduate school | 20,154 | 31.7% |
Educational Attainment in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 140,270 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,145 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,588 | 9.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 42,383 | 30.2% |
Some college, no degree | 31,726 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 6,842 | 4.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 27,429 | 19.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,157 | 8.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.5% |
Veteran Status in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 167,206 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,709 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 219,101 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,377 | 12.0% |
Under 18 years | 54,121 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,328 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 143,046 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,090 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 21,934 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,959 | 40.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 218,700 | 100% |
Same house | 184,031 | 84.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 34,138 | 15.6% |
Same county | 21,483 | 9.8% |
Different county | 12,655 | 5.8% |
Same state | 8,393 | 3.8% |
Different state | 4,262 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 531 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 221,602 | 100% |
Native | 212,501 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 210,952 | 95.2% |
State of residence | 177,721 | 80.2% |
Different state | 33,231 | 15.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,549 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 9,101 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,101 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,594 | 28.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,507 | 71.5% |
Year of Entry in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 10,650 | 100% |
Native | 1,549 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,534 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 9,101 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 256 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,845 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lafayette Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,101 | 100% |
Europe | 942 | 10.4% |
Asia | 2,791 | 30.7% |
Africa | 729 | 8.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 4,392 | 48.3% |
Northern America | 247 | 2.7% |