Lafayette County Information
Lafayette in
Louisiana occupies
270 square miles and has a 2006 population of
203,091, a change from a 2000 population of
190,323 and
164,762 in 1990.
16.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.4% percent is 25-35, and
14.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,301 acts of violent crime reported in
Lafayette in 2004, a change from
1,190 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,918 people:
2.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.8%.
Read more about
Lafayette, Louisiana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lafayette | |
| State | Louisiana | |
| Land Area | 270 sq. miles | Ranked 2,898 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 203,091 | Ranked 291 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 196,627 | |
| Population 2000 | 190,323 | Ranked 288 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 164,762 | Ranked 290 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 72.4% | |
| African American | 25.1% | |
| Asian American | 1.3% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,301 | 1,190 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 7 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 114 | |
| Robberies | 195 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 985 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 9,224 | 9,431 |
| Burglaries | 1,930 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 6,729 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 565 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 107,747 | 97,296 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,918 | 3,720 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.7% | 3.8% |
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