Lafayette County
Lafayette county is located close to the center of Louisiana. Lafayette county has 268.72 square miles of land area and 0.49 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lafayette county population is 228,084, which has grown 19.73% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 2.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Lafayette county median household income is $51,406 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 40.77% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Lafayette county median house value is $163,800 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 62.99% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 65.18% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Lafayette county is better than the state average in quality. The Lafayette county area code is 337.
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