Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business	Average Google Rating	Businesses per 1,000 residents
Car parts	199	41 years	4.3	1.5
Car repair	391	36 years	4.1	3.0
Gas stations	212	40.2 years	4.0	1.6
Beauty salons	322	27.4 years	4.5	2.5
Hairdressers	315	29.5 years	4.4	2.4
Public administration	279	40.6 years	3.9	2.2
Social work	276	36 years	4.2	2.1
Atm's	158	95.6 years	3.6	1.2
Banks	188	85.7 years	3.6	1.5
Finance other	279	53.7 years	4.1	2.2
Loan companies	429	37.4 years	4.3	3.3
Grocery stores and supermarkets	195	32.4 years	4.2	1.5
General contractors	485	33.4 years	4.2	3.8
Other construction	256	32.4 years	4.4	2.0
Real estate	549	31.7 years	4.0	4.3
Construction of buildings	343	34.1 years	4.2	2.7
Mining	192	32.7 years	4.0	1.5
Wholesale of machinery	244	34.2 years	4.0	1.9
Dentists	243	33.1 years	4.8	1.9
Health and medical	2,949	30 years	4.3	22.9
Physicians and surgeons	974	30.6 years	4.1	7.6
Physiotherapy	174	27.6 years	4.1	1.4
Accountants	255	33.6 years	4.4	2.0
Corporate management	366	29.2 years	4.3	2.8
Lawyers legal	806	30.7 years	4.6	6.3
Scientific and technical services	413	29.1 years	4.4	3.2
Specialized design	158	24.7 years	4.7	1.2
Technical construction services	219	35.8 years	4.6	1.7
Churches	196	46 years	4.6	1.5
Clothing stores	303	33.4 years	4.1	2.4
Electronics stores	260	31.2 years	4.0	2.0
Hardware stores	169	40 years	4.3	1.3
Pharmacies and drug stores	197	42 years	4.1	1.5
Shopping other	282	35.2 years	4.2	2.2

Area of Lafayette, Louisiana	49.2 sq mi
Population	128,594
Male Population	62,413 (48.5%)
Female Population	66,181 (51.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-3.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+24%
Median Age	33.5
Male Median Age	31.8
Female Median Age	35.1
Area Codes	318, 337
Neighborhoods	Downtown, Freetown - Port Rico, Lafayette, River Ranch
Local Time	Tuesday 7:29 AM
Timezone	Central Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	30.22409° / -92.01984°
Zip Codes	70501, 70502, 70503, 70504, 70505, More

Lafayette, Louisiana - Map

Lafayette, Louisiana Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	133,481	110,526	103,738	128,594
Population Density	2,713 / mi²	2,246 / mi²	2,108 / mi²	2,613 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lafayette, Louisiana Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 24% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lafayette, Louisiana	-3.7%	+16.3%	+24%
Louisiana	-1.9%	+3.3%	+1.6%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lafayette, Louisiana Median Age

Median Age: 33.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lafayette, Louisiana	33.5 years	35.1 years	31.8 years
Louisiana	36 years	37.3 years	34.7 years
United States	37.4 years	38.7 years	36.1 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Lafayette, Louisiana Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	3,916	3,752	7,668
5-9	3,695	3,603	7,299
10-14	3,927	3,719	7,646
15-19	4,932	5,410	10,342
20-24	7,526	7,425	14,951
25-29	5,637	5,082	10,719
30-34	4,288	3,999	8,288
35-39	3,524	3,497	7,021
40-44	3,515	3,675	7,190
45-49	3,986	4,453	8,439
50-54	4,332	4,842	9,175
55-59	3,831	4,229	8,061
60-64	3,058	3,305	6,364
65-69	1,987	2,438	4,425
70-74	1,514	2,086	3,600
75-79	1,249	1,836	3,085
80-84	890	1,506	2,397
85 Plus	606	1,325	1,931

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Lafayette, Louisiana Population Density

Population Density: 2,613 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Lafayette, Louisiana	128,594	49.2 sq mi	2,613 / mi²
Louisiana	4.6 million	52,378.4 sq mi	87.1 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,761.2 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lafayette, Louisiana Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods

Business Distribution by neighborhood in Lafayette, Louisiana

Downtown: 53.8%

Lafayette: 18%

River Ranch: 18%

Freetown - Port Rico: 9.3%

Other: 0.9%

Business distribution by price for Lafayette, Louisiana

Moderate: 48%

Inexpensive: 40.7%

Expensive: 8.2%

Very Expensive: 3%

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Lafayette, Louisiana CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lafayette, Louisiana	2,056,274 tn	16 tn	41,793 tons/mi²
Louisiana	69,917,434 tn	15.3 tn	1,334 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,809 tn	17.6 tn	1,491 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Lafayette, Louisiana CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,056,274 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	Medium (5)
Flood	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.

Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette (/ˌlæfiˈjɛt/; French: [lafajɛt]) is a city located along the Vermilion River in southwestern Louisiana. The city of Lafayette is the fourth-largest in the state, with a population of 120,623 at the 2010 census. The combined statistical area.. ︎ Lafayette, Louisiana Wikipedia Page

Zip Codes

Percentage of businesses by Zip Codes in Lafayette, Louisiana

Zip Code 70508: 29.6%

Zip Code 70503: 26%

Zip Code 70506: 20.1%

Zip Code 70501: 16.5%

Zip Code 70507: 5.8%

Other: 2.1%

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