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In 2010, [17] the U.S. Census Bureau reported there were 273,738 people, 89,536 households, and 61,826 families residing within metropolitan Lafayette. From 2010 to 2015, the Lafayette metropolitan area outpaced the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area in North Louisiana by population, becoming the third largest metropolitan area in the state.
According to U.S. census data in 1830, some 41 percent of the population of Lafayette Parish was enslaved. [31] By 1860, the enslaved population had increased to 49.6 percent. Some free people of color lived in Lafayette Parish, as well; [32] [33] they made up 3 percent to a low of 2.4 percent between 1830 and 1860.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population. Of the total population over the age of 5, 83.4% (419,800) spoke English and 12.7% (64,001) spoke French (including Cajun French and Louisiana Creole French). [5] The median income for a household in the CSA was $29,577, and the median income for a family was $35,717.
Lafayette Parish (French: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 241,753, [1] up from 221,578 at the 2010 United States census. [2] The parish seat and largest city is Lafayette. [3] The parish was founded in 1823. [4]
The Census aims to capture comprehensive data that will guide future support and growth of Lafayette’s musical heritage. Lafayette Music Census aims to strengthen music community, set to launch ...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
At February’s Lafayette City Council meeting, Mayor Tony Roswarski gave his State of the City Address, where he thanked members of the community, showcased twenty years of crime statistic data ...
The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 37 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan. [1] According to the 2020 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,918,560 (84.1% of the state's population).