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Lafayette Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 178,541
Land Area (2000): 3,310.937 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15.973 square kilometers

Lafayette Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	375,982	2002	386,825	2005	246,589
2000	385,303	2003	243,294	2006	184,554
2001	385,340	2004	245,206	2007	255,453

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	259,624	72.06%
Rural, Farm	9,549	2.65%
Rural, Non-farm	91,092	25.28%

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Lafayette Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	80,452	78,222	2,229	2.77%	28
1991	80,369	78,112	2,257	2.81%	28
1992	82,109	79,182	2,926	3.56%	36
1993	84,686	81,949	2,737	3.23%	32
1994	87,079	84,160	2,919	3.35%	34
1995	90,127	87,660	2,467	2.74%	27
1996	90,465	88,057	2,408	2.66%	27
1997	90,965	88,898	2,067	2.27%	23
1998	91,788	89,979	1,809	1.97%	20
1999	93,658	91,716	1,942	2.07%	21
2000	93,801	91,411	2,390	2.55%	26
2001	94,670	91,347	3,323	3.51%	35
2002	95,711	91,522	4,189	4.38%	44
2003	92,404	87,866	4,538	4.91%	49
2004	92,757	88,266	4,491	4.84%	49
2005	94,360	89,819	4,541	4.81%	48
2006	95,571	91,475	4,096	4.29%	43
2007	95,595	91,856	3,739	3.91%	39
2008	96,288	91,779	4,509	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	79,731	77,334	2,397	3.01%	30
Feb 1990	80,327	77,613	2,714	3.38%	34
Mar 1990	80,650	77,959	2,691	3.34%	33
Apr 1990	81,477	79,027	2,450	3.01%	30
May 1990	80,062	77,664	2,398	3.00%	30
Jun 1990	80,288	78,033	2,255	2.81%	28
Jul 1990	79,449	77,285	2,164	2.72%	27
Aug 1990	78,144	76,066	2,078	2.66%	27
Sep 1990	81,647	79,761	1,886	2.31%	23
Oct 1990	81,838	79,945	1,893	2.31%	23
Nov 1990	81,266	79,368	1,898	2.34%	23
Dec 1990	80,539	78,613	1,926	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	79,040	76,776	2,264	2.86%	29
Feb 1991	79,914	77,392	2,522	3.16%	32
Mar 1991	80,403	77,780	2,623	3.26%	33
Apr 1991	80,920	78,808	2,112	2.61%	26
May 1991	78,584	76,389	2,195	2.79%	28
Jun 1991	78,903	76,513	2,390	3.03%	30
Jul 1991	78,577	76,236	2,341	2.98%	30
Aug 1991	80,395	78,177	2,218	2.76%	28
Sep 1991	82,047	80,022	2,025	2.47%	25
Oct 1991	82,534	80,498	2,036	2.47%	25
Nov 1991	81,954	79,832	2,122	2.59%	26
Dec 1991	81,157	78,922	2,235	2.75%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	79,958	77,162	2,796	3.50%	35
Feb 1992	80,868	77,722	3,146	3.89%	39
Mar 1992	81,700	78,531	3,169	3.88%	39
Apr 1992	82,502	79,628	2,874	3.48%	35
May 1992	80,968	77,776	3,192	3.94%	39
Jun 1992	80,908	77,485	3,423	4.23%	42
Jul 1992	80,613	77,494	3,119	3.87%	39
Aug 1992	80,557	77,477	3,080	3.82%	38
Sep 1992	83,886	81,200	2,686	3.20%	32
Oct 1992	84,497	82,055	2,442	2.89%	29
Nov 1992	84,633	82,085	2,548	3.01%	30
Dec 1992	84,215	81,573	2,642	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	83,234	80,011	3,223	3.87%	39
Feb 1993	84,021	80,692	3,329	3.96%	40
Mar 1993	84,489	81,209	3,280	3.88%	39
Apr 1993	84,994	82,036	2,958	3.48%	35
May 1993	83,788	80,571	3,217	3.84%	38
Jun 1993	83,565	80,204	3,361	4.02%	40
Jul 1993	82,910	80,852	2,058	2.48%	25
Aug 1993	83,224	81,177	2,047	2.46%	25
Sep 1993	86,467	84,359	2,108	2.44%	24
Oct 1993	86,835	84,529	2,306	2.66%	27
Nov 1993	86,900	84,431	2,469	2.84%	28
Dec 1993	85,808	83,316	2,492	2.90%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	85,447	82,109	3,338	3.91%	39
Feb 1994	86,210	82,657	3,553	4.12%	41
Mar 1994	86,226	82,550	3,676	4.26%	43
Apr 1994	86,840	83,735	3,105	3.58%	36
May 1994	87,043	84,127	2,916	3.35%	34
Jun 1994	84,704	81,635	3,069	3.62%	36
Jul 1994	85,443	82,656	2,787	3.26%	33
Aug 1994	84,739	81,903	2,836	3.35%	33
Sep 1994	88,994	86,510	2,484	2.79%	28
Oct 1994	90,413	87,898	2,515	2.78%	28
Nov 1994	90,363	87,918	2,445	2.71%	27
Dec 1994	88,526	86,223	2,303	2.60%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	89,187	86,395	2,792	3.13%	31
Feb 1995	90,254	87,452	2,802	3.10%	31
Mar 1995	90,048	87,328	2,720	3.02%	30
Apr 1995	90,524	88,062	2,462	2.72%	27
May 1995	89,680	87,134	2,546	2.84%	28
Jun 1995	88,510	85,844	2,666	3.01%	30
Jul 1995	88,801	86,448	2,353	2.65%	26
Aug 1995	87,495	85,104	2,391	2.73%	27
Sep 1995	91,549	89,435	2,114	2.31%	23
Oct 1995	92,909	90,801	2,108	2.27%	23
Nov 1995	92,511	90,223	2,288	2.47%	25
Dec 1995	90,057	87,694	2,363	2.62%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	89,751	86,807	2,944	3.28%	33
Feb 1996	90,846	87,746	3,100	3.41%	34
Mar 1996	91,477	88,659	2,818	3.08%	31
Apr 1996	91,722	89,178	2,544	2.77%	28
May 1996	91,306	88,611	2,695	2.95%	30
Jun 1996	89,522	86,970	2,552	2.85%	29
Jul 1996	88,729	86,339	2,390	2.69%	27
Aug 1996	87,154	84,976	2,178	2.50%	25
Sep 1996	91,484	89,498	1,986	2.17%	22
Oct 1996	92,269	90,368	1,901	2.06%	21
Nov 1996	91,677	89,790	1,887	2.06%	21
Dec 1996	89,640	87,738	1,902	2.12%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	89,068	86,723	2,345	2.63%	26
Feb 1997	90,622	88,332	2,290	2.53%	25
Mar 1997	90,921	88,663	2,258	2.48%	25
Apr 1997	91,435	89,620	1,815	1.99%	20
May 1997	91,257	89,508	1,749	1.92%	19
Jun 1997	89,636	87,687	1,949	2.17%	22
Jul 1997	90,657	88,611	2,046	2.26%	23
Aug 1997	88,402	86,283	2,119	2.40%	24
Sep 1997	92,278	90,149	2,129	2.31%	23
Oct 1997	92,833	90,812	2,021	2.18%	22
Nov 1997	92,826	90,813	2,013	2.17%	22
Dec 1997	91,642	89,570	2,072	2.26%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	90,361	87,973	2,388	2.64%	26
Feb 1998	91,964	89,612	2,352	2.56%	26
Mar 1998	92,027	89,698	2,329	2.53%	25
Apr 1998	92,916	91,381	1,535	1.65%	17
May 1998	90,715	89,055	1,660	1.83%	18
Jun 1998	89,285	87,534	1,751	1.96%	20
Jul 1998	90,856	89,449	1,407	1.55%	15
Aug 1998	89,316	87,633	1,683	1.88%	19
Sep 1998	92,734	91,079	1,655	1.78%	18
Oct 1998	93,936	92,316	1,620	1.72%	17
Nov 1998	93,950	92,335	1,615	1.72%	17
Dec 1998	93,396	91,681	1,715	1.84%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	92,205	89,974	2,231	2.42%	24
Feb 1999	93,309	91,056	2,253	2.41%	24
Mar 1999	93,449	91,416	2,033	2.18%	22
Apr 1999	94,118	92,182	1,936	2.06%	21
May 1999	93,213	91,127	2,086	2.24%	22
Jun 1999	92,649	90,429	2,220	2.40%	24
Jul 1999	92,093	90,434	1,659	1.80%	18
Aug 1999	91,488	89,630	1,858	2.03%	20
Sep 1999	94,451	92,695	1,756	1.86%	19
Oct 1999	95,858	94,091	1,767	1.84%	18
Nov 1999	95,930	94,190	1,740	1.81%	18
Dec 1999	95,135	93,365	1,770	1.86%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	93,549	90,802	2,747	2.94%	29
Feb 2000	95,093	92,015	3,078	3.24%	32
Mar 2000	94,652	91,707	2,945	3.11%	31
Apr 2000	95,244	92,890	2,354	2.47%	25
May 2000	93,696	91,202	2,494	2.66%	27
Jun 2000	92,813	89,947	2,866	3.09%	31
Jul 2000	91,153	88,829	2,324	2.55%	25
Aug 2000	89,800	87,497	2,303	2.56%	26
Sep 2000	95,635	93,876	1,759	1.84%	18
Oct 2000	94,768	93,082	1,686	1.78%	18
Nov 2000	94,852	92,881	1,971	2.08%	21
Dec 2000	94,353	92,204	2,149	2.28%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	94,146	91,111	3,035	3.22%	32
Feb 2001	95,210	92,337	2,873	3.02%	30
Mar 2001	95,175	91,974	3,201	3.36%	34
Apr 2001	95,784	92,835	2,949	3.08%	31
May 2001	93,616	90,582	3,034	3.24%	32
Jun 2001	93,715	90,077	3,638	3.88%	39
Jul 2001	91,603	88,417	3,186	3.48%	35
Aug 2001	91,167	87,655	3,512	3.85%	39
Sep 2001	97,140	93,948	3,192	3.29%	33
Oct 2001	96,723	93,206	3,517	3.64%	36
Nov 2001	96,298	92,512	3,786	3.93%	39
Dec 2001	95,467	91,514	3,953	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	95,150	90,442	4,708	4.95%	49
Feb 2002	97,041	92,093	4,948	5.10%	51
Mar 2002	96,440	91,829	4,611	4.78%	48
Apr 2002	97,074	92,843	4,231	4.36%	44
May 2002	95,194	91,157	4,037	4.24%	42
Jun 2002	94,406	90,009	4,397	4.66%	47
Jul 2002	93,134	89,168	3,966	4.26%	43
Aug 2002	92,195	88,172	4,023	4.36%	44
Sep 2002	97,598	93,973	3,625	3.71%	37
Oct 2002	97,251	93,367	3,884	3.99%	40
Nov 2002	96,916	92,848	4,068	4.20%	42
Dec 2002	96,127	92,360	3,767	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	91,188	86,619	4,569	5.01%	50
Feb 2003	93,567	88,749	4,818	5.15%	51
Mar 2003	93,676	88,992	4,684	5.00%	50
Apr 2003	93,784	89,445	4,339	4.63%	46
May 2003	92,593	88,208	4,385	4.74%	47
Jun 2003	90,755	85,737	5,018	5.53%	55
Jul 2003	90,159	85,270	4,889	5.42%	54
Aug 2003	89,809	85,027	4,782	5.32%	53
Sep 2003	93,412	89,000	4,412	4.72%	47
Oct 2003	93,789	89,611	4,178	4.45%	45
Nov 2003	93,545	89,350	4,195	4.48%	45
Dec 2003	92,569	88,383	4,186	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	92,669	87,772	4,897	5.28%	53
Feb 2004	92,993	88,092	4,901	5.27%	53
Mar 2004	92,639	87,716	4,923	5.31%	53
Apr 2004	93,509	89,192	4,317	4.62%	46
May 2004	92,570	88,247	4,323	4.67%	47
Jun 2004	89,905	85,354	4,551	5.06%	51
Jul 2004	91,295	86,837	4,458	4.88%	49
Aug 2004	89,997	85,659	4,338	4.82%	48
Sep 2004	93,580	89,439	4,141	4.43%	44
Oct 2004	94,745	90,477	4,268	4.50%	45
Nov 2004	95,057	90,680	4,377	4.60%	46
Dec 2004	94,128	89,730	4,398	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	92,892	87,824	5,068	5.46%	55
Feb 2005	94,059	88,662	5,397	5.74%	57
Mar 2005	93,243	88,280	4,963	5.32%	53
Apr 2005	94,729	90,366	4,363	4.61%	46
May 2005	93,821	89,676	4,145	4.42%	44
Jun 2005	92,002	87,443	4,559	4.96%	50
Jul 2005	92,256	87,873	4,383	4.75%	48
Aug 2005	92,774	88,390	4,384	4.73%	47
Sep 2005	96,414	92,152	4,262	4.42%	44
Oct 2005	97,098	92,750	4,348	4.48%	45
Nov 2005	97,233	92,963	4,270	4.39%	44
Dec 2005	95,795	91,445	4,350	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	94,807	90,272	4,535	4.78%	48
Feb 2006	96,026	91,171	4,855	5.06%	51
Mar 2006	95,325	90,808	4,517	4.74%	47
Apr 2006	96,227	92,108	4,119	4.28%	43
May 2006	95,090	91,038	4,052	4.26%	43
Jun 2006	94,277	89,865	4,412	4.68%	47
Jul 2006	94,584	90,200	4,384	4.64%	46
Aug 2006	93,225	89,288	3,937	4.22%	42
Sep 2006	96,440	92,715	3,725	3.86%	39
Oct 2006	97,191	93,687	3,504	3.61%	36
Nov 2006	97,150	93,617	3,533	3.64%	36
Dec 2006	96,508	92,932	3,576	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	96,672	92,308	4,364	4.51%	45
Feb 2007	96,300	91,986	4,314	4.48%	45
Mar 2007	96,096	92,129	3,967	4.13%	41
Apr 2007	96,721	93,016	3,705	3.83%	38
May 2007	95,479	91,959	3,520	3.69%	37
Jun 2007	94,895	90,964	3,931	4.14%	41
Jul 2007	93,677	89,875	3,802	4.06%	41
Aug 2007	94,717	91,102	3,615	3.82%	38
Sep 2007	96,009	92,625	3,384	3.52%	35
Oct 2007	96,213	92,872	3,341	3.47%	35
Nov 2007	96,275	92,860	3,415	3.55%	35
Dec 2007	94,088	90,576	3,512	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	96,036	92,009	4,027	4.19%	42
Feb 2008	96,144	91,762	4,382	4.56%	46
Mar 2008	96,607	91,814	4,793	4.96%	50
Apr 2008	96,867	92,934	3,933	4.06%	41
May 2008	97,580	93,449	4,131	4.23%	42
Jun 2008	96,456	91,503	4,953	5.13%	51
Jul 2008	95,267	90,260	5,007	5.26%	53
Aug 2008	94,575	89,756	4,819	5.10%	51
Sep 2008	97,056	92,523	4,533	4.67%	47
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lafayette Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	17,058	17.61%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	9,386	9.69%
3.	Construction	8,856	9.14%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,138	6.34%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	3,840	3.97%
6.	Machinery Manufacturing	3,804	3.93%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,410	3.52%
8.	Health Care	2,772	2.86%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,690	2.78%
10.	Chemical Manufacturing	2,280	2.35%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,142	2.21%
12.	Public Administration	2,108	2.18%
13.	Food Manufacturing	1,844	1.90%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,778	1.84%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	1,770	1.83%
16.	Finance and Insurance	1,762	1.82%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,670	1.72%
18.	Truck Transportation	1,632	1.69%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	1,216	1.26%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,056	1.09%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	19,146	23.20%
2.	Health Care	10,656	12.91%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,480	9.06%
4.	Finance and Insurance	3,830	4.64%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,286	3.98%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	2,850	3.45%
7.	Social Assistance	2,836	3.44%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,796	3.39%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,014	2.44%
10.	Public Administration	1,800	2.18%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,672	2.03%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,410	1.71%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,396	1.69%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,306	1.58%
15.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	1,160	1.41%
16.	Chemical Manufacturing	992	1.20%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	968	1.17%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	958	1.16%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	918	1.11%
20.	Construction	880	1.07%

Lafayette Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	6,664	6.88%
2.	Other Production Occupations	6,496	6.71%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,568	4.72%
4.	Other Management Occupations	4,134	4.27%
5.	Assemblers and Fabricators	3,472	3.59%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,422	3.53%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	3,206	3.31%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,072	3.17%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,970	3.07%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,936	3.03%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,790	2.88%
12.	Computer Specialists	2,402	2.48%
13.	Engineers	2,340	2.42%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,284	2.36%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,244	2.32%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,028	2.09%
17.	Other Construction Trades	1,772	1.83%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,684	1.74%
19.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,654	1.71%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,562	1.61%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	4,800	5.82%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,950	4.79%
3.	Postsecondary Teachers	3,314	4.02%
4.	Cashiers	3,080	3.73%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,936	3.56%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,906	3.52%
7.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,842	3.44%
8.	Other Production Occupations	2,818	3.41%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,754	3.34%
10.	Registered Nurses	2,662	3.23%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,620	3.17%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,598	3.15%
13.	Other Management Occupations	2,572	3.12%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,558	3.10%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,916	2.32%
16.	Child Care Workers	1,852	2.24%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,790	2.17%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,748	2.12%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,648	2.00%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,546	1.87%

Lafayette Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	162,129	55.85%
15-35 hours	53,337	18.37%
1-14 hours	13,344	4.60%
No regular hours	61,485	21.18%

Lafayette Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,640	2.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM	5,775	3.37%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	7,282	4.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,959	6.39%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	16,743	9.77%
7 AM-7:29 AM	21,457	12.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	28,252	16.48%
8 AM-8:29 AM	16,405	9.57%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	8,062	4.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	9,618	5.61%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	4,035	2.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,194	1.28%
Noon-3:59 PM	17,120	9.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM	18,906	11.03%

Lafayette Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,105	4.73%
5-9	26,987	15.74%
10-14	41,373	24.13%
15-19	35,417	20.66%
20-24	23,934	13.96%
25-29	7,256	4.23%
30-34	12,503	7.29%
35-39	2,403	1.40%
40-44	2,423	1.41%
45-59	4,750	2.77%
60-89	3,900	2.27%
At least 90	2,397	1.40%

Lafayette Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,550	0.90%	141,522	82.55%
30-44	422	0.25%	16,907	9.86%
45-59	82	0.05%	4,668	2.72%
At least 60	310	0.18%	5,987	3.49%

Lafayette Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,428	0.81%
Car / truck / van, carpool	18,296	10.32%
Car / truck / van, solo	137,532	77.59%
Motorcycle	204	0.12%
Other	992	0.56%
Public transportation	2,364	1.33%
Walked	10,632	6.00%
Worked at home	5,796	3.27%

Lafayette Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 133,080 (325,988 people)
: 81,776 (246,074 people)
: 37,257
: 144,589
Lafayette Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	13,052	9.71%
$10,000-$14,999	9,530	7.09%
$15,000-$19,999	9,200	6.84%
$20,000-$24,999	9,617	7.15%
$25,000-$29,999	9,813	7.30%
$30,000-$34,999	8,915	6.63%
$35,000-$39,999	7,658	5.70%
$40,000-$44,999	8,095	6.02%
$45,000-$49,999	6,815	5.07%
$50,000-$59,999	13,352	9.93%
$60,000-$74,999	13,426	9.99%
$75,000-$99,999	12,868	9.57%
$100,000-$124,999	5,807	4.32%
$125,000-$149,999	2,688	2.00%
$150,000-$199,999	1,737	1.29%
$200,000 or more	1,844	1.37%

Lafayette Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	18,120	27.25%
Family, 2 people	17,998	27.06%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,168	7.77%
Family, 3 people	9,144	13.75%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,508	2.27%
Family, 4 people	8,102	12.18%
Nonfamily, 4 people	895	1.35%
Family, 5 people	3,654	5.49%
Nonfamily, 5 people	116	0.17%
Family, 6 people	1,187	1.78%
Nonfamily, 6 people	37	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	553	0.83%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	20	0.03%

Lafayette Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	114,911	31.28%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	55,454	15.09%
Public Assistance	2,603	0.71%
Retirement	18,654	5.08%
Self Employment	16,663	4.54%
Social Security	27,675	7.53%
Supplemental Security	3,139	0.85%
Wage / Salary	112,209	30.54%
Other	16,077	4.38%

Lafayette Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	36,780	54.49%
With children under 18	30,715	45.51%

Lafayette Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,132	7.43%
Married	77,813	51.94%
Never Married	58,230	38.87%
Widowed	2,624	1.75%

Lafayette Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	13,474	9.29%
Married	75,276	51.92%
Never Married	44,422	30.64%
Widowed	11,822	8.15%

Lafayette Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,362	3.32%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	23,683	8.41%
High school diploma or equivalent	82,548	29.30%
Some college, no degree	86,316	30.64%
Associate degree	14,447	5.13%
Bachelors degree	38,645	13.72%
Graduate or professional degree	26,688	9.47%

Lafayette Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,005	1.68%	3,250	1.82%	6,255	3.50%
Kindergarten	3,730	2.09%	535	0.30%	4,265	2.39%
Grades 1-4	16,522	9.25%	2,003	1.12%	18,525	10.38%
Grades 5-8	15,118	8.47%	1,580	0.88%	16,698	9.35%
Grades 9-12	15,614	8.75%	1,122	0.63%	16,736	9.37%
Undergrad college	59,852	33.52%	2,076	1.16%	61,928	34.69%
Graduate or professional school	11,147	6.24%	794	0.44%	11,941	6.69%
Total	124,988	70.01%	11,360	6.36%	136,348	76.37%

Lafayette Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	365	349
2002	322	283
2003	768	640
2004	719	678

Lafayette Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	282,982	86.27%
Below Poverty Level	45,056	13.73%

Lafayette Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 427
Lafayette Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.463	0.258	0.072	0.835	5.628	9.453	29.390	2.771	41.614
2000	4.711	0.405	0.029	0.820	5.964	8.941	27.760	2.481	39.182
2001	4.554	0.350	0.031	0.849	5.785	8.273	26.395	2.206	36.874
2002	4.353	0.385	0.036	0.794	5.568	9.392	27.509	2.321	39.222
2003	4.073	1.484	0.037	0.851	6.445	7.398	26.466	2.573	36.437
2004	4.021	0.469	0.029	0.824	5.342	8.340	28.931	2.471	39.742
2005	4.019	0.470	0.053	0.758	5.300	7.190	24.101	2.470	33.761
2006	1.246	0.390	0.011	0.488	2.135	6.253	20.997	1.604	28.853
2007	5.324	0.407	0.086	1.542	7.359	8.405	26.948	3.100	38.453

Lafayette Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	17,762
2000	17,395
2001	16,438
2002	17,326

Lafayette Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lafayette Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	21,864	12.25%
10-19 Years	29,654	16.61%
20-29 Years	41,369	23.17%
30-39 Years	23,381	13.10%
40-49 Years	22,614	12.67%
50-59 Years	16,270	9.11%
60-69 Years	10,107	5.66%
70-79 Years	8,432	4.72%
80-89 Years	4,044	2.27%
90+ Years	806	0.45%

Lafayette Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	91,160	51.06%
Female	87,381	48.94%

Lafayette Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	157,106	87.99%
Hispanic/Latino	8,670	4.86%
Asian	6,650	3.72%
African-American	3,752	2.10%
Multiracial	1,718	0.96%
Amerindian	391	0.22%
Other Race	223	0.12%
Pacific Islander	31	0.02%

Lafayette Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	87,940	29.68%
2.	Irish	42,242	14.26%
3.	United States Or American	41,083	13.86%
4.	English	34,747	11.73%
5.	Dutch	12,037	4.06%
6.	French Non-Basque	10,723	3.62%
7.	Polish	9,506	3.21%
8.	Italian	8,898	3.00%
9.	Scottish	7,318	2.47%
10.	Scotch Irish	5,374	1.81%

Lafayette Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	304,234	89.88%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	16,217	4.79%
3.	Chinese	3,900	1.15%
4.	German	1,695	0.50%
5.	French	1,608	0.48%
6.	Korean	1,494	0.44%
7.	Other Asian	980	0.29%
8.	Hindi	950	0.28%
9.	Japanese	922	0.27%
10.	Other Pacific Island	830	0.25%

Lafayette Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	334,874	92.95%
Naturalized immigrant	5,275	1.46%
Not a citizen	20,116	5.58%

Lafayette Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafayette Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Benton County

Carroll County

Tippecanoe County

Lafayette Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adams	Flora	Rock Creek
Ambia	Fowler	Rockfield
Battle Ground	Gilboa	Romney
Bolivar	Grant	Shadeland
Boswell	Hickory Grove	Sheffield
Bringhurst	Jackson	Shelby
Buck Creek	Jefferson	Stockwell
Burlington	Lafayette	Talbot
Burrows	Lauramie	Templeton
Camden	Liberty	Tippecanoe
Carrollton	Madison	Union
Center	Monroe	Wabash
Clarks Hill	Montmorenci	Washington
Clay	Oak Grove	Wayne
Cutler	Otterbein	Wea
Dayton	Oxford	West Lafayette
Deer Creek	Parish Grove	Westpoint
Delphi	Perry	Yeoman
Democrat	Pine	York
Earl Park	Randolph
Fairfield	Richland

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