St. Landry Parish County vs. Lafayette Parish County
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St. Landry Parish County (LA) Lafayette Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 82,764 242,782
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.7% 9.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 83,384 221,724
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 83,384 221,578
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.6% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.9% 23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.1% 13.2%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.3%
White alone, percent 56.2% 69.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 41.6% 26.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 1.9%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.3% 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.5% 65.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,918 11,403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.2% 4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 36,928 104,039
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.7% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $104,200 $177,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $942 $1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $282 $376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $620 $855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 9.1% 21.8%
Building permits, 2018 121 1,255
Households, 2014-2018 30,094 90,606
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.73 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.9% 83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.3% 11.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 75.3% 88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 63.7% 82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 76.1% 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.2% 32.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.1% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.8% 10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.2% 66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.5% 61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 76,611 782,585
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 433,454 2,452,212
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 782,371 4,113,515
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 976,781 4,355,094
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,675 $19,181
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.5 24.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,288 $54,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $19,647 $30,988
Persons in poverty, percent 32.7% 15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,616 8,567
Total employment, 2017 22,071 124,773
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 858,407 5,581,466
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.2% -1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 5,878 24,290
All firms, 2012 6,711 28,206
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,412 14,648
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,329 9,601
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,767 5,734
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,678 21,516
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 657 2,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,671 23,703
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.8% 12.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 90.3 824.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 923.88 268.72
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Landry Parish county (LA) and Lafayette Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.