Lafayette, LA
121,715Residents
$61,915Median household income
$1,100/moMedian gross rent
$257,000Median home value
36.9Median age
41%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
53%Homes lived in by their owners
4.2×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 21% of the median household income in Lafayette.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $44,000 a year. In Louisiana that leaves roughly $3,018 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.