Cities / Louisiana / Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

121,715 people

Right Now

Weather

91.4°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 101°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Lafayette)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 1.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MSY

106 mi — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Population & People

Population

121,715

Median age

36.9

Median household income

$61,915

Poverty rate

18.3%

Unemployment rate

5.2%

Bachelor's degree+

41.1%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$257,000

Median gross rent

$1,100/mo

Homeownership rate

53.12%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,019

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lafayette Parish, 3 mi from Lafayette), 2026. Efficiency $779, 1BR $898, 2BR $1019, 3BR $1301, 4BR $1581. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Louisiana commercial electricity

11.2¢/kWh

Louisiana industrial electricity

6.23¢/kWh

Louisiana residential electricity

12.57¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

340079.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

259927.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Louisiana

376.99

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Louisiana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

106 mi away

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

199 mi away

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

199 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Louisiana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Louisiana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).