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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Lafayette area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Lafayette city (north 2) (65.7%). This table ranks 58 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaResidents below the poverty level
1Lafayette city (north 2)65.7%
2Lafayette city (north-northeast 2)48.3%
3Lafayette city (northeast 2)46.7%
4Lafayette city (north-northeast 4)44.6%
5Lafayette city (west-northwest 2)43.1%
6Lafayette city (north 1)41.6%
7Lafayette city (north-northwest 2)41.6%
8Scott city (south-southwest)36.6%
9Lafayette city (northeast 3)31.9%
10Lafayette city (northeast 1)31.2%
11Scott city (west-southwest)30.3%
12Youngsville city (north-northeast)25.5%
13Scott city (southeast)25.4%
14Lafayette city (west 3)24.6%
15Lafayette city (south-southwest 2)24.4%
16Lafayette city (south-southeast 3)24.1%
17Scott city (northeast)22%
18Broussard city (west)21.1%
19Lafayette city (north 5)21.1%
20Lafayette city (south-southeast 4)20.6%
21Lafayette city (east-northeast 2)20%
22Duson town19.2%
23Ossun CDP18.8%
24Lafayette city (east-northeast 1)18.7%
25Carencro city (west-southwest)17.6%
26Carencro city (southeast)17.3%
27Lafayette city (north 4)16.8%
28Lafayette city (north-northwest 1)16.7%
29Lafayette city (north 3)16.6%
30Unincorporated (northeast)16.5%
31Scott city (north-northeast)15.8%
32Lafayette city (north-northeast 1)15.7%
33Broussard city (east)15.6%
34Lafayette city (east-southeast)15.6%
35Carencro city (northwest)15.4%
36Lafayette city (southwest 4)13.6%
37Milton CDP13.3%
38Lafayette city (south-southeast 5)13%
39Lafayette city (southeast)13%
40Lafayette city (south 2)12%
41Lafayette city (west-southwest)12%
42Unincorporated (southwest)11.7%
43Lafayette city (southwest 1)11.3%
44Youngsville city (north-northwest)9.6%
45Lafayette city (west-northwest 1)9.3%
46Lafayette city (west 1)8.7%
47Lafayette city (west 2)8.6%
48Lafayette city (south 1)7.8%
49Lafayette city (southwest 2)6.7%
50Carencro city (east)6.4%
51Lafayette city (south-southwest 1)5.8%
52Lafayette city (north-northeast 3)4.2%
53Lafayette city (south-southeast 1)4.1%
54Youngsville city (southeast)3.9%
55Lafayette city (southwest 3)3%
56Youngsville city (southwest)2.8%
57Lafayette city (south-southeast 2)2.7%
58Lafayette city (southwest 5)2.6%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.