Lafayette is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 121,389 people and 38 associated neighborhoods, Lafayette is the fifth largest community in Louisiana. Lafayette real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Lafayette house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Lafayette is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.58% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lafayette is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lafayette who work in sales jobs (14.54%), management occupations (9.30%), and office and administrative support (9.03%). Also of interest is that Lafayette has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Lafayette telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Lafayette citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.98% of adults in Lafayette have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Lafayette in 2022 was $37,651, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,604 for a family of four. However, Lafayette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lafayette is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lafayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lafayette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lafayette include French, German, English, Irish, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Lafayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
