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QuickFacts

Union Parish, Louisiana; St. Charles Parish, Louisiana; Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

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Table

Union Parish, Louisiana
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
21,112
52,548
241,759
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
20,617
50,400
254,241
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
20,650
50,620
249,750
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
21,112
52,548
241,759
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
21,105
52,548
241,737
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
-2.3%
-4.1%
5.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-2.2%
-3.7%
3.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 21,107 52,549 241,753
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 22,721 52,780 221,578
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
5.6%
6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.0%
23.8%
24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.5%
16.3%
15.4%
Female persons, percent
50.8%
50.6%
51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
74.2%
70.7%
68.1%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
23.4%
25.5%
27.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.8%
0.6%
0.5%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
0.4%
1.2%
2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.2%
1.8%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
5.9%
8.4%
6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
69.4%
63.7%
62.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 1,059 2,728 11,179
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 2.6% 4.2% 5.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 10,464 20,788 114,025
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 76.1% 82.7% 66.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $115,400 $256,800 $234,200
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,227 $1,784 $1,542
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $337 $511 $458
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $758 $1,144 $1,022
Building Permits, 2023 2 82 1,841
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 8,247 18,622 99,357
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.47 2.76 2.43
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 93.2% 88.6% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 3.3% 7.8% 9.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 86.1% 95.7% 93.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 64.6% 92.6% 90.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 86.4% 89.1% 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 16.0% 27.2% 34.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 11.1% 12.1% 8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
7.4%
5.5%
8.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 48.3% 64.7% 65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 42.2% 61.1% 59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 12,786 69,982 1,054,612
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 89,554 250,617 4,270,488
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 13,884 727,398 1,278,399
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 196,662 614,889 5,967,820
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $9,487 $12,043 $24,092
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 33.0 26.8 22.8
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $45,743 $82,172 $67,660
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $27,835 $39,716 $39,092
Persons in poverty, percent
18.3%
12.9%
16.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 350 990 8,779
Total employment, 2022 3,946 20,454 127,850
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 162,751 1,958,122 7,061,848
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 -2.9% 3.4% 5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 1,774 4,436 28,129
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 253 711 7,113
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 91 399 4,311
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S 104 1,283
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 25 66 718
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 178 495 5,615
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 8 S 259
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 192 480 6,037
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 24.1 189.2 899.3
Population per square mile, 2010 25.9 189.1 824.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 876.90 277.74 268.83
Land area in square miles, 2010 876.99 279.08 268.72
FIPS Code 22111 22089 22055
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2024) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2024). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2023 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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