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Lafayette, LA metro area

Metro area housing permits

Lafayette, LA metro area building permits: new housing

1,976 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -7% on the year before, with $474M of construction value.

1,976
Housing units, last 12 months-7% vs. prior 12: $474M
Construction value: 0%
In 5+ unit buildings0 units: #134
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Lafayette, LA metro area

Lafayette Parish Unincorporated Area713
Youngsville town387
Maurice town170
Broussard146
Vermilion Parish Unincorporated Area137
Carencro122
Acadia Parish Unincorporated Area103
Scott98

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	163 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	143 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	112 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	165 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	216 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	238 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	211 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	180 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	176 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	186 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	168 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	159 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	145 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	128 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	130 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	192 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	172 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	200 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	191 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	163 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	138 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	165 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	192 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	160 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	1,976	1,976	$474M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	0	0	—

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	2,063	0	$511M
2024	2,019	10	$472M

Key facts

Lafayette, LA metro area permitted 1,976 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $473,548,000 in construction value.
That is -7% compared with the 12 months before (2,117 units).
1,976 were single-family homes and 0 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (0 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $239,650.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 160 units were permitted.
It ranked #134 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 2,063 units were permitted ($511M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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