Carencro, LA is a small city located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. With a population of 9,531 and a density of 1,269 people per square mile, it's an intimate community where people know each other’s names. This close-knit community offers many unique businesses including Don's Specialty Meats, a local butcher shop offering fresh meats and seafood daily; Deano’s Pizza & Pasta which serves up delicious brick oven pizzas; and Cha Cha’s Snoballs for a tasty treat. Year-round outdoor activities include fishing at the Cypress Lake Recreation Area and hiking the nature trails at Evangeline State Park while organizations like Playmakers of Carencro offer youth sports programs. Local sporting events include Carencro High School football games on Friday nights in the fall which draw large crowds of residents from all over the city.
The population in Carencro is 9,531. There are 1,216 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Carencro is 32.9, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Carencro is 2.4, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Carencro
- 43.9% are married
- 14.1% are divorced
- 31.7% are married with children
- 25.8% have children, but are single
Race in Carencro
- 51.2% are White
- 43.9% are Black
- 0.3% are Asian
- 0.2% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 2.6% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.4% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander