Lafayette Parish

Lafayette Parish has 247,997 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $67,451, 11% above the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $242,900, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

247,997residentsACS 2020–2024

$67,451median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$242,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Lafayette Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in Lafayette Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey

Map of Louisiana with Lafayette Parish highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
70501	26,465	$33K	$117K	41%	17%	84%	22 min
70503	28,643	$95K	$341K	66%	57%	96%	20 min
70506	42,318	$57K	$218K	50%	36%	90%	21 min
70507	20,096	$64K	$212K	72%	30%	89%	25 min
70508	40,592	$86K	$305K	62%	48%	95%	25 min
70518	17,263	$107K	$298K	84%	34%	95%	22 min
70520	20,390	$63K	$208K	80%	21%	89%	30 min
70529	12,949	$52K	$200K	74%	21%	91%	29 min
70583	8,386	$51K	$141K	72%	20%	83%	28 min
70592	32,167	$93K	$260K	87%	36%	95%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

247,997 residents in 100,903 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

24%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

112,184 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $242,900 (±$4,823).

66%

of households own their home

68%

of homes are detached single-family houses

15%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

10%

are mobile homes

10%

of housing units are vacant

$1,057

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201919%

2000–200915%

1990–199911%

1980–198917%

1970–197916%

1960–19699%

1950–19597%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,676.

$67,451

median household income

17.1%

of people live below the poverty line

5.1%

unemployment rate

35%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates