Lafayette, LA Population

Overview

122,469

Total Population

36.3

Median age

51.73%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,681

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lafayette's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lafayette is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lafayette's population under 18 was 21.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lafayette's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lafayette, 17.50% were under the age of 15, 23.01% aged 15 to 29, 43.58% aged 30 to 64, 13.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,231 more females than males in Lafayette:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.73% females and 48.27% males in Lafayette, LA.
The Lafayette, LA gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 5,313.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 4,802.

Lafayette's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lafayette population: 61.03% are White, 29.93% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.32% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.84% are some other race and 5.63% are multiracial.
Lafayette's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5,681 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 116,788 (95.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lafayette is White with a population of 74,738 (61.03% of the total population).

Lafayette's stop-gap:

The peak population was stop-gap in the year stop-gap
From 2000 to 2010, Lafayette's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), as compared to the national growth of stop-gap.
From 2010 to 2020, Lafayette's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the stop-gap was stop-gap.
Between the year stop-gap and stop-gap, Lafayette's population was lowest in year stop-gap at stop-gap.