ZIP 70508 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 70508 (Lafayette, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, LA · Lafayette Parish
uszips 2026
People40,592
Median age37.5
Household income$86,005
Home value$308,168
Median rent$1,239/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+48.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 645 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,365
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
43.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,009.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.8%
- Never married
- 32.6%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 51.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.9%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.