Lafayette
In Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — population 126,535 as of 2020.
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Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 22 at 11:37AM CDT until August 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
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Sunday
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Monday
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Lafayette by the numbers
Population
126,535Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 55.99 sq mi (145.02 km²), 0.08 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.9
- Households
- 52,966
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $61,915
- Median house value
- $257,000
Municipal office
- Office
- CATHIE GILBERT
- Address
- 101 JEFFERSON ST, LAFAYETTE, LA 70502