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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1830= 5653 |1840= 7841 |1850= 6720 |1860= 9003 |1870= 10388 |1880= 13235 |1890= 15966 |1900= 22825 |1910= 28733 |1920= 30841 |1930= 38827 |1940= 43941 |1950= 57743 |1960= 84656 |1970= 109716 |1980= 150017 |1990= 164762 |2000= 190503 |2010= 221578 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF"/> |2020=241753}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Lafayette Parish, Louisiana β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?g=050XX00US22055&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=March 2, 2025}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22055&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 28, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |148,972 |style='background: #ffffe6; |150,475 |67.23% |style='background: #ffffe6; |62.24% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |56,633 |style='background: #ffffe6; |60,677 |25.56% |style='background: #ffffe6; |25.1% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |683 |style='background: #ffffe6; |716 |0.31% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |3,293 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,212 |1.49% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.16% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |57 |style='background: #ffffe6; |68 |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |373 |style='background: #ffffe6; |904 |0.17% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |2,970 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7,718 |1.34% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.19% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |8,597 |style='background: #ffffe6; |15,983 |3.88% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.61% |- |'''Total''' |'''221,578''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''241,753''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 241,753 people, 94,490 households, and 59,937 families residing in the parish. According to the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], there were 244,390 people living in the parish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2019 Parish Population Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Lafayette%20Parish,%20Louisiana%20population&tid=PEPPOP2019.PEPANNRES&hidePreview=false|access-date=July 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The racial and ethnic makeup of Lafayette Parish was 65.7% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 25.9% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 1.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.3% some other race, 1.5% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 4.6% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22055&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=July 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2020, the racial and ethnic makeup was 62.24% non-Hispanic white, 25.1% Black and African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.57% multiracial or some other race, and 6.61% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. In 2019, the median age was 35.2 and 76.2% of the population were aged 18 and older; 12.7% of the population were aged 65 and older.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Lafayette Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22055|access-date=July 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Of its population, 4.2% were foreign born, with the majority coming from Latin America, Asia, and Europe.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=2019 Selected Social Characteristics|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22055&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP02&hidePreview=true|access-date=July 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Among the population, 10.1% spoke another language other than English at home; Spanish was the second most-spoken language in 2019, and French was third. There were 91,543 households at the 2019 census estimates, and 44.4% were married couples living together; 8.0% of households were cohabiting couples, 17.8% male households with no female present, 12.7% single-person households, and 29.7% female households with no female present. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=":1" /> There was an employment rate of 62.5% and 28,206 businesses operating in the parish; 5,734 businesses were minority-owned and 2,774 were veteran-owned. Out of the 102,491 housing units in 2019, the median gross rent was $874, and median housing value was $185,300.<ref name=":2" /> At the 2019 American Community Survey, the median household income was $56,999; males had a median income of $54,653 versus $38,378 for females. An estimated 17.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.
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