Lafayette Louisiana Real Estate
Lafayette, Louisiana, is located in Lafayette County, of , and 204 miles E of Houston, Texas. Lafayette has a population of 110,257.
Lafayette Homes
Lafayette properties pool is 43,497 residential properties including Lafayette new homes. Median age of real estate in Lafayette is 1974. Average Household size is 3.07 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 15% are 2 bedroom homes, 57% are 3 bedroom homes, 22% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Lafayette Mortgage Statistics
Lafayette mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Lafayette |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
37% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
63% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
51% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
12% |
16% |
Lafayette Area Real Estate Tax
Lafayette Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $199 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 47,783. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Lafayette School District: Children make up 25.1% of Lafayette population. Lafayette has 27,640 under 18 years old residents, or 0.55 kids per one worker, or 0.64 kids per one household.
Lafayette Real Estate & Lafayette Homeownership
There are 12614.13 or 29% one person households, 13919.04 or 32% two person households, and 7394.49 or 17% three person households in Lafayette, Louisiana. Median residents age is 33.1, Senior citizens (65+) make up 12,369 or 11.2%% of Lafayette population.
There are 50,350 workers (over 16 years of age) in Lafayette. Of these, 91.74% drive to work. Approximately 1.78% of workers in Lafayette take public transportation. An estimated 1.87% walk to work.
Median Lafayette homeowner's housing expences are 15.3%
Crime in Lafayette (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Lafayette |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
113.46 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
15.06 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
68.29 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
600.78 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
108.56 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
449.4 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
42.81 |
43.3 |
Invest in Lafayette Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Lafayette Louisiana area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Lafayette |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
|
- |
| Near Large City |
Houston, Texas |
- |
| Lafayette Zip Codes |
70501, 70503, 70506, 70507, 70508 |
- |
| Lafayette Area Codes |
337 |
- |
| White population |
68.23% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
28.51% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.44% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.25% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
1.88% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 47,783% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
15.7% |
12.4% |
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