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Lafayette, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Lafayette is a Census city of 121,715 people across 56.19 square miles of land, in Lafayette Parish. Median household income is $61,915, 53.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 176 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $124.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lafayette
What Lafayette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area56.19 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,166
- County holding the largest share of its areaLafayette Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
How many people live in Lafayette
- Population121,715
- Median age36.9
- Population under 1825,466
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over21,014
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households52,966
- Family households29,858
- Share of households that are families56.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lafayette
- Median household income$61,915
- Per capita income$40,517
- Civilian labor force62,153
- Employed58,924
- Unemployed3,229
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over84,482
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lafayette
- Housing units59,363
- Occupied units52,966
- Vacant units6,397
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent
- Owner occupied28,138
- Renter occupied24,828
- Ownership rate53.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$257,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,100
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units39,055
- Share single family65.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18,645
- Share in buildings of two or more31.4 percent
- Mobile homes1,663 plus or minus 416
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lafayette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute52,776
- Commuting under 15 minutes20,032
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,904
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.8 percent
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home9.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
SBA loans in Lafayette (7(a))
- Approvals176
- Gross approval$124,732,100
- Average approval$708,705
- Median approval$250,100
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,962,850
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,543
- Jobs per approval14.4
- Loans with a final outcome37
- Paid in full29
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans21.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.9 percent
- Share to franchises19.3 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS91
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lafayette (504)
- Approvals79
- Gross approval$44,146,000
- Average approval$558,810
- Median approval$323,000
- Largest approval$2,908,000
- Jobs supported703
- Loans with a final outcome27
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 27 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lafayette
Flood risk in Lafayette
- NFIP communityCity of Lafayette
- NFIP community number220105
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date12/21/18
The City of Lafayette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220105 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lafayette Parish, not Lafayette
Lafayette Parish context, not Lafayette figures
- Establishments in Lafayette Parish8,844
- Covered employment, Lafayette Parish137,173
- Average annual pay, Lafayette Parish$58,120
- Housing units permitted, Lafayette Parish1,592
Every figure in this section is published for Lafayette Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Lafayette.
All Lafayette Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lafayette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lafayette, Louisiana?
121,715, in 52,966 households. Lafayette city covers 56.19 square miles of land, which is 2,166 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lafayette in?
Lafayette Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lafayette?
$61,915. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $257,000. Median gross rent is $1,100 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lafayette businesses?
176 7(a) approvals totaling $124.7 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $250,100, plus 79 504 approvals worth $44.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lafayette borrowers get paid back?
Of the 37 loans that have reached a final outcome, 29 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 21.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Lafayette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lafayette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lafayette, city of, community 220105, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lafayette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lafayette Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lafayette.
Is zoning published for Lafayette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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