Compare ZIP Code 70506 vs Lafayette, LA vs Lafayette Metro Area, LA vs Louisiana (LA) vs United States
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70506 – Lafayette, LA ZIP Code |
Lafayette, LA City |
Lafayette Metro Area, LA Metro Area |
Louisiana (LA) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 42,318 | 121,715 | 413,428 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,042 | $1,100 | $977 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1981 | 1981 | 1987 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Household income | $57,379 | $61,915 | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $33,689 | $40,517 | $35,892 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43.8% | 46.6% | 44.8% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 42,318 | 121,715 | 413,428 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 28,866 | 84,482 | 278,503 | 3,107,436 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 18,738 | 52,966 | 164,378 | 1,804,780 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $57,379 | $61,915 | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $33,689 | $40,517 | $35,892 | $35,038 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 43.8% | 46.6% | 44.8% | 47.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,042 | $1,100 | $977 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1981 | 1981 | 1987 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 50.4% | 46.9% | 31.8% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 49.6% | 53.1% | 68.2% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 57% | 57.1% | 66.9% | 56.9% | 61% |
| Black | 22.8% | 29.1% | 22.8% | 30.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 14.7% | 10% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.6% | 8.1% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 86.4% | 91.9% | 94.4% | 92.8% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 92.9% | 90.1% | 91.1% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 19.0 min | 20.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 7.1% | 9.9% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 23.5% | 25.5% | 27.3% | 30.4% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 30.7% | 24.9% | 34.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 36.3% | 41.1% | 27.6% | 27% | 35.7% |