Louisiana · Census place 2283335

Youngsville, Louisiana

Youngsville is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 19,038 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 18th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
19,038
#18 of 155 in Louisiana
Change since 2020
+18.7%
+3,002 people
Land area
12.6 sq mi
Density
1,517 / sq mi
State median 1,568
Orange pin: Youngsville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Youngsville population, 2020 to 2024

Youngsville added 3,002 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +18.7%. In the latest year it moved by +977. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so Youngsville is 1.6 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 15,927. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Youngsville covers 12.55 square miles of land, for 1,517 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Youngsville is close to the typical town.

What county Youngsville is in

All of Youngsville's residents live in Lafayette Parish, which had 254,241 residents in 2024. Youngsville holds 7.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Youngsville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Youngsville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 70592. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Youngsville is

The Census internal point of Youngsville is at 30.095800, -91.996500. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 54.4 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lafayette, LA (122,280 people), 7.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
30.095800, -91.996500
DMS
30°05'44.88"N 91°59'47.40"W
UTM
15N 596694.6E 3329825.5N
Geohash
9vqe4wf0w
Plus code
862C32W3+8C

Daylight in Youngsville

At 30.10° N, Youngsville gets about 14 h 05 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Youngsville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Broussard, 3.8 miles away, with 15,312 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Youngsville, LA?

19,038 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,002 (18.7%) from 16,036 in July 2020.

What county is Youngsville in?

Lafayette Parish. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Youngsville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 70592.

How far is Youngsville from Baton Rouge?

54.4 miles (87.5 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Youngsville.

What is the nearest larger city to Youngsville?

Lafayette, LA, with 122,280 residents, 7.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.