Moving to Carencro, Louisiana

About Carencro, Louisiana
Carencro

Carencro (; historically French: Saint-Pierre) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census, up from 6,120 in 2000; at the 2020 census, its population was 9,272. The name of the city is derived from the Cajun French word for buzzard; the spot where the community was settled was one where large flocks of American black vultures roosted in the bald cypress trees. The name means "carrion crow." Carencro is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area.

Gender
Gender Carencro Louisiana Country
Female 48% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 52% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Carencro Louisiana Country
Less than $10,000 10.4% 8.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14% 12.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.7% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3% 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.8% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.1% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 20.2% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5% 5.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1% 4.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Carencro Louisiana Country
< 9th Grade 5% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 33% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 15% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Carencro Louisiana Country
White 49.8% 58.3% 60.1%
African American 48.6% 31.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0.3% 1.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.5% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 0.8% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity