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Lafayette, LA vs Jamestown, NY

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- Jamestown is 0% more densely populated than Lafayette.
- People are 16.5% less likely to be married in Jamestown.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years older in Jamestown.
 Lafayette, LAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,818329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 2010121,896  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,730285,036,114
 Population - 199094,440  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,225.793.4
 Land Area55.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lafayette, LAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lafayette, LAJamestown, NYUnited States
 White59.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lafayette, LAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.6%50.2%
 Never Married40.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households51,328  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,790  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews
Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
Happiest and Tastiest
Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
The Good outweighs the bad
Over 3 years ago

I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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Do · Dallas, TX
Hottest neighborhoods in Laf. right now?
Over 9 years ago

What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews
tori · Jamestown, NY
Beautiful surroundings
Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Elaine · Jamestown, NY
Closed in feeling
Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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