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  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 13,791
  equals Births 34,104
  less Deaths 20,313
Net Migration 8,967
  equals net International Migration 4,123
  plus net Domestic Migration 4,844

The population of the Lafayette, LA MSA changed from 467,612 on 2010 to 490,488 in 2015 -- a change of 22,876 (4.89%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (13,791) exceeded net migration (8,967); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Lafayette, LA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Acadia Parish, LA22001P0000001 61,856 61,763 61,850 62,125 62,498 62,577 721 1.17
Iberia Parish, LA22045P0000001 73,254 73,543 73,920 74,075 74,048 74,103 849 1.16
Lafayette Parish, LA22055P0000001 222,147 224,315 227,130 231,466 236,047 240,098 17,951 8.08
St. Martin Parish, LA22099P0000001 52,264 52,850 52,710 52,935 53,300 53,835 1,571 3.01
Vermilion Parish, LA22113P0000001 58,091 58,241 58,637 59,280 59,518 59,875 1,784 3.07
Total P0000001 467,612 470,712 474,247 479,881 485,411 490,488 22,876 4.89
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Acadia Parish, LA22001B0000001 844 868 878 882 929 921 4,478 
Iberia Parish, LA22045B0000001 1,012 1,089 983 1,087 1,069 1,082 5,310 
Lafayette Parish, LA22055B0000001 3,016 3,087 3,129 3,406 3,590 3,613 16,825 
St. Martin Parish, LA22099B0000001 632 689 708 747 715 723 3,582 
Vermilion Parish, LA22113B0000001 808 759 811 805 747 787 3,909 
Total B0000001 6,312 6,492 6,509 6,927 7,050 7,126 34,104 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Acadia Parish, LA22001D0000001 456 692 617 690 623 636 3,258 
Iberia Parish, LA22045D0000001 552 655 672 755 743 746 3,571 
Lafayette Parish, LA22055D0000001 1,332 1,640 1,622 1,692 1,760 1,776 8,490 
St. Martin Parish, LA22099D0000001 244 423 415 461 476 475 2,250 
Vermilion Parish, LA22113D0000001 384 587 513 518 565 561 2,744 
Total D0000001 2,968 3,997 3,839 4,116 4,167 4,194 20,313 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Acadia Parish, LA22001NC000001 388 176 261 192 306 285 1,220 
Iberia Parish, LA22045NC000001 460 434 311 332 326 336 1,739 
Lafayette Parish, LA22055NC000001 1,684 1,447 1,507 1,714 1,830 1,837 8,335 
St. Martin Parish, LA22099NC000001 388 266 293 286 239 248 1,332 
Vermilion Parish, LA22113NC000001 424 172 298 287 182 226 1,165 
Total NC000001 3,344 2,495 2,670 2,811 2,883 2,932 13,791 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Acadia Parish, LA22001MI000001 32 39 24 27 32 32 154 
Iberia Parish, LA22045MI000001 80 148 118 126 148 149 689 
Lafayette Parish, LA22055MI000001 456 534 500 534 616 619 2,803 
St. Martin Parish, LA22099MI000001 24 41 40 44 47 47 219 
Vermilion Parish, LA22113MI000001 52 54 42 47 57 58 258 
Total MI000001 644 816 724 778 900 905 4,123 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Acadia Parish, LA22001MD000001 -76 -298 -190 71 67 -281 -631 
Iberia Parish, LA22045MD000001 -468 -287 -44 -314 -488 -437 -1,570 
Lafayette Parish, LA22055MD000001 164 294 798 2,038 2,087 1,464 6,681 
St. Martin Parish, LA22099MD000001 -12 277 -479 -69 80 213 22 
Vermilion Parish, LA22113MD000001 -68 -98 60 289 16 75 342 
Total MD000001 -460 -112 145 2,015 1,762 1,034 4,844 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Acadia Parish, LA22001MN000001 -44 -259 -166 98 99 -249 -477 
Iberia Parish, LA22045MN000001 -388 -139 74 -188 -340 -288 -881 
Lafayette Parish, LA22055MN000001 620 828 1,298 2,572 2,703 2,083 9,484 
St. Martin Parish, LA22099MN000001 12 318 -439 -25 127 260 241 
Vermilion Parish, LA22113MN000001 -16 -44 102 336 73 133 600 
Total MN000001 184 704 869 2,793 2,662 1,939 8,967 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Acadia Parish, LA22001GQ000001 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 1,050 0 0.00
Iberia Parish, LA22045GQ000001 944 944 944 944 944 944 0 0.00
Lafayette Parish, LA22055GQ000001 5,151 5,153 5,158 5,159 5,159 5,166 15 0.29
St. Martin Parish, LA22099GQ000001 701 701 701 701 701 701 0 0.00
Vermilion Parish, LA22113GQ000001 536 536 536 536 536 536 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 8,382 8,384 8,389 8,390 8,390 8,397 15 0.18

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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