Lafayette

Parish in Louisiana

Parish

The population development of Lafayette.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lafayette	Parish	164,762	190,503	221,578	241,759	254,241	→
Louisiana	State	4,219,973	4,468,976	4,533,372	4,657,874	4,597,740

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Lafayette.

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Name	Status	Parish	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Broussard	City	Lafayette / St. Martin	5,650	7,081	8,392	13,469	15,312	→
Carencro	City	Lafayette	5,663	6,347	7,737	9,278	12,883	→
Duson	Town	Lafayette / Acadia	1,511	1,682	1,737	1,345	1,341	→
Lafayette	City	Lafayette	107,022	114,142	121,724	121,391	122,280	→
Scott	City	Lafayette	5,995	7,723	8,510	8,182	9,468	→
Youngsville	City	Lafayette	2,339	4,441	8,306	15,927	19,038	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	117,021
Females	124,732

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	57,878
18-64 years	148,841
65+ years	35,034

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	7,395
70-79 years	15,013
60-69 years	27,744
50-59 years	29,117
40-49 years	29,070
30-39 years	35,588
20-29 years	33,985
10-19 years	32,304
0-9 years	31,537

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	21,951
Urban	219,802

»Race« (C 2020)
White	153,363
Black/African American	61,086
Indigenous	961
Asian	5,268
Pacific Islander	76
Some other	6,717
2 or more	14,282

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	15,983
Other	225,770