Lafayette Parish County vs. Iberia Parish County

Lafayette Parish County (LA)Iberia Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)242,78270,941
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.5%-2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)221,72473,094
Population, Census, April 1, 2010221,57873,240
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%15.0%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.1%
White alone, percent69.3%62.1%
Black or African American alone, percent26.8%32.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.9%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.4%58.8%
Veterans, 2014-201811,4033,178
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)104,03930,735
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.2%66.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$177,500$112,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,335$1,049
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$376$331
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$855$747
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.8%10.3%
Building permits, 20181,25580
Households, 2014-201890,60626,063
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.0%85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.1%11.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.8%82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.6%72.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.5%78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.1%12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.7%12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.1%10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.3%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)782,58578,923
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,452,212309,518
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,113,515560,452
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,355,094970,704
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,181$13,118
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.524.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,726$45,274
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,988$23,156
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%24.1%
Total employer establishments, 20178,5671,602
Total employment, 2017124,77322,619
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,581,4661,026,968
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.8%-2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201724,2906,056
All firms, 201228,2067,275
Men-owned firms, 201214,6483,606
Women-owned firms, 20129,6012,857
Minority-owned firms, 20125,7342,698
Nonminority-owned firms, 201221,5164,302
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,774745
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,7036,141
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.3%18.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%4.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.2%28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010824.6127.6
Land area in square miles, 2010268.72574.11

Source: United States Census Bureau

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