Acadia Parish County vs. Lafayette Parish County

Acadia Parish County (LA)Lafayette Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)62,190242,782
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.7%9.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)61,787221,724
Population, Census, April 1, 201061,773221,578
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.8%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.3%13.2%
Female persons, percent51.2%51.3%
White alone, percent79.6%69.3%
Black or African American alone, percent18.1%26.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.9%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.7%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.3%65.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,81511,403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.6%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,534104,039
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.8%65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$107,700$177,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,013$1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$298$376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$624$855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.8%21.8%
Building permits, 2018341,255
Households, 2014-201822,56490,606
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.0%11.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.5%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.9%82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201878.2%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.4%32.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.2%8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.7%10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.4%61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)52,706782,585
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)157,1892,452,212
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)528,8384,113,515
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)602,7394,355,094
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,735$19,181
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.224.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,177$54,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,784$30,988
Persons in poverty, percent25.2%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,1228,567
Total employment, 201712,554124,773
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)398,3395,581,466
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.3%-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,46724,290
All firms, 20124,66428,206
Men-owned firms, 20122,62914,648
Women-owned firms, 20121,5169,601
Minority-owned firms, 20127055,734
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,73421,516
Veteran-owned firms, 20123882,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,00723,703
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%12.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.4%24.2%
Population per square mile, 201094.3824.6
Land area in square miles, 2010655.12268.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Acadia Parish county (LA) and Lafayette Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.