Lafayette metropolitan area, Louisiana

Metropolitan statistical area in Louisiana, United StatesLafayette VermilionvilleMetropolitan statistical areaLafayette, LA metropolitan statistical areaLafayette, Louisiana skyline, 2021 SealNickname: Hub CityMap of Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas-Morgan City, LA CSA City of Lafayette Lafayette, LA MSA Opelousas, LA µSA New Iberia, LA µSA CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaPrincipal cityLafayetteOther cities - Youngsville - Broussard - Opelousas - New Iberia Area • Land3,841 sq mi (9,947 km2)Population (2020) • Metro478,384GDP • Metro$24.996 billion (2022)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Websitehttp://www.lafayettela.gov/Named for Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette Lafayette, Vermilionville, or the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area per the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is the third largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in the south central Acadiana region, it covers five parishes. At the 2020 U.S. census, 478,384 people lived in the metropolitan area, making it the 116th most populous in the United States and one of Louisiana's fastest growing metropolises; in 2010, its population was 273,738 and