Metro area · CBSA 29180
Lafayette
The Lafayette, LA metro area has 413,428 people. Median rent is $977, 19.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Lafayette Parish at $1,092. Of the 31 places we track here, Parks has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$60,892
Median home value
$214,400
Unemployment
5.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,092
HUD, Lafayette Parish
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 121,715 | $1,100 | 21.3% |
| Youngsville | 17,427 | $1,278 | 14.5% |
| Broussard | 14,322 | $1,010 | 10.4% |
| Carencro | 11,619 | $944 | 17.9% |
| Crowley | 11,422 | $594 | 24.9% |
| Abbeville | 11,003 | $829 | 30.1% |
| Eunice | 9,239 | $799 | 27.1% |
| Scott | 8,609 | $1,052 | 22.4% |
| Breaux Bridge | 7,501 | $891 | 22.4% |
| Rayne | 7,105 | $828 | 23.6% |
| St. Martinville | 5,297 | $765 | 25.4% |
| Kaplan | 4,238 | $826 | 24.7% |
| Church Point | 4,096 | $862 | 22.4% |
| Milton | 2,793 | $1,057 | 12.0% |
| Maurice | 2,584 | $1,053 | 13.9% |
| Ossun | 2,271 | $1,296 | 38.1% |
| Erath | 1,907 | $902 | 22.8% |
| Basile | 1,790 | $900 | 20.6% |
| Henderson | 1,779 | $736 | 18.1% |
| Cecilia | 1,742 | $870 | 15.6% |
| Cade | 1,710 | $870 | 14.3% |
| Iota | 1,481 | $491 | 14.4% |
| Gueydan | 1,464 | $747 | 32.1% |
| Perry | 1,424 | $848 | 12.4% |
| Duson | 1,282 | $743 | 35.6% |
| Morse | 1,099 | $491 | 12.9% |
| Egan | 1,015 | $681 | 8.8% |
| Parks | 963 | $518 | 7.2% |
| Mermentau | 627 | $478 | 12.6% |
| Estherwood | 622 | $748 | 19.6% |
| Catahoula | 594 | $870 | 23.4% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.