Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
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- Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals: Office of Public Health, Baton Rouge
Population:
- Total Population: 190,503
- Males: 92,165
- Females: 98,338
Ethnicity:
- White: 137,867
- Black/African American: 44,926
- Hispanic: 3,400
- Native American/Eskimo: 401
- Asian: 2,142
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 34
- Other: 122
- 2 or more: 1,611
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (144,400)
- French (24,155)
- Spanish (3,055)
- Cajun (1,145)
- French Creole (680)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 4,763
- Mexico (497)
- India (449)
- Vietnam (435)
- Canada (264)
- United Kingdom (221)
- Cuba (174)
- Germany (173)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (122,385)
- Southern Baptist Convention (12,358)
- United Methodist Church, The (5,977)
- Assemblies of God (2,038)
- Episcopal Church (1,714)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 55,657
- Sensory: 6,432
- Physical: 13,244
- Mental: 8,839
- Self-care: 4,224
- Go outside home: 10,274
- Employment: 13,203
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,762
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 72,372
- Utility gas: 23,711
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,037
- Electricity: 47,323
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 54
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 46
- Solar Energy: 7
- Other fuel: 39
- No fuel used: 155
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 128,385
- No vehicle: 8,846
- 1 or more vehicle: 119,539
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,819
- No High School: 7,657
- Some High School: 13,954
- High School: 33,699
- Some College: 25,143
- Associate's Degree: 4,321
- College Degree: 20,592
- Master's Degree: 5,700
- Professional Degree: 2,341
- Doctoral Degree: 957
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 72,372
- Owners with phone: 47,317
- Owners without phone: 486
- Renters with phone: 23,304
- Renters without phone: 1,265
10 closest counties:
- St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana
- St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
- Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- Iberville Parish, Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
70501, 70502, 70503, 70504, 70505, 70506, 70507, 70508, 70509, 70518, 70520, 70529, 70558, 70583, 70592, 70593, 70596, 70598
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KAKW-TV ( TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KLFY-TV ( TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KTFN ( TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KVEO ( TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KATC (60 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KTSM-TV (186 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KADN (476 TV) CARENCRO, LA
- KPEJ (530 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KYLE (554 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KMSS-TV (584 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- WVLA (584 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KBCA (632 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KWKT (650 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- WEVV (650 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- WGMB (650 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KSHV (656 TV) SHREVEPORT, LA
- WNTZ (674 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KFXK (692 TV) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KRVS (88.7 FM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KFTE (96.5 FM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KMDL (97.3 FM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KTSJ (105.9 FM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KRKA (107.9 FM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KJCB (770 AM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KPEL (1420 AM) LAFAYETTE, LA
- KLCL (1470 AM) LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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