Lafayette migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 12,302 people moved into the Lafayette metro and 11,901 moved out, a net of +401. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Louisiana leads both directions, with 4,290 people in and 3,312 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 59–64% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +833 in 2020–21 to +401 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
423,758
▲ 0.7% year over year · growing
Peak population
423,758
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+1,290); domestic migration added +613 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 423,758 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$38M
▲ $375M arrived · $337M left
Avg household income · movers
$55k in · $50k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 10%
Lafayette wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Lafayette metro in 2022–23 reported $375M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $337M with them, a net gain of $38M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $55k of income, vs $50k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 10%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 64% of inbound and 59% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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