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Lafayette LA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	110,257	209 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 398) (99%)
Average Income	$35,996	11,253 (55%)	93 (77%)
Median House Value	$103,700	7,188 (71%)	31 (92%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	68.2%	21,246 (of 25,150) (16%)	209 (of 398) (47%)
% Black Population	28.5%	2,052 (92%)	183 (54%)
% Hispanic Population	1.9%	11,375 (55%)	111 (72%)
% Asian Population	1.4%	4,330 (83%)	47 (88%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,434 (43%)	240 (40%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	81.7%	11,235 (of 25,150) (55%)	54 (of 398) (86%)
% College Graduates	31.3%	3,336 (87%)	17 (96%)
% Never Married	32.1%	2,627 (90%)	81 (80%)
% Married	49.0%	20,335 (19%)	252 (37%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,301 (59%)	280 (30%)
% Divorced	10.8%	10,311 (59%)	157 (61%)
% Foreign Born	3.2%	8,509 (66%)	48 (88%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	46,840	182 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 398) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	4.4%	20,174 (20%)	304 (24%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.4%	12,995 (48%)	90 (77%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,754 (29%)	230 (42%)
% Households with No Car	9.9%	7,129 (72%)	228 (43%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.5%	20,837 (17%)	224 (44%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.4%	2,388 (91%)	32 (92%)
Median House Value	$103,700	7,188 (71%)	31 (92%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.5%	9,371 (63%)	233 (41%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.8%	4,417 (82%)	44 (89%)
Average Monthly Rent	$485	10,444 (58%)	69 (83%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	65.0%	9,402 (of 25,150) (63%)	50 (of 398) (87%)
% Drive Alone to Work	82.5%	7,464 (70%)	111 (72%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.8%	4,256 (83%)	38 (90%)
% Walk to Work	1.9%	14,229 (43%)	198 (50%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	21.9	15,474 (38%)	307 (23%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.7%	7,909 (69%)	278 (30%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.4%	3,702 (85%)	26 (93%)
Median Household Income	$35,996	11,253 (55%)	93 (77%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.8%	15,682 (38%)	298 (25%)
Per Capita Income	$21,031	5,967 (76%)	27 (93%)
Male Worker Income	$37,729	6,287 (75%)	48 (88%)
Female Worker Income	$23,606	10,287 (59%)	71 (82%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	11.6%	8,112 (68%)	291 (27%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	16.3%	7,343 (71%)	268 (33%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	New Orleans, Louisiana	126 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.87

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Waterbury, Connecticut	0.94
Peoria, Illinois	0.94
Clearwater, Florida	0.90
Clarksville, Tennessee	0.90
Springfield, Illinois	0.90
Lancaster, California	0.89
Charleston, South Carolina	0.88
South Bend, Indiana	0.88
Joliet, Illinois	0.88
Albany, New York	0.87

Lafayette LA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
French Canadian People	9,231	6
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	4,277	8
French People	18,647	13
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People	13,194	52
Houseowners with Costs as a Percent of income Not Computed	312	94

Lafayette LA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People	13,194	1
French Canadian People	9,231	1
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	4,277	1
Other Indo-European Language Speaking People (English less Than "Very Well")	2,659	2
American Ancestor Population	9,843	2

Lafayette LA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	58.3%	22,000
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	38.9%	21,669
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	4.8%	21,664
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	69.0%	21,508
Percent In Household Population	96.0%	21,456

Lafayette LA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	23.9%	378
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	9.0%	375
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	4.8%	368
Percent Family Households	62.3%	360
Average Household Size of Renter Occupied Units	2	360

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lafayette LA	Waterbury, Connecticut
Total Population	107,271	110,257
Average Age	34.9	33.1
Average Income	$34,285	$35,996
Median House Value	$101,300	$103,700
% White Population	67.1%	68.2%
% Black Population	16.3%	28.5%
% Asian Population	1.5%	1.4%
% Hispanic Population	21.8%	1.9%

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