Lafayette, IN Demographic Data
Lafayette, IN Summary
Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County in Indiana
- Population: 66,820
- Area: 27.74 sq. miles
- Land Area: 27.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,408.62 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 659.78 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Lafayette, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
37,118
52%
50.8
Male
34,193
48%
49.2
Total Population
71,311
323,128,000
Lafayette, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,663
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,508
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,796
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,008
4.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,087
11.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
13,202
18.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
8,119
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,470
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,241
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,603
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,298
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,783
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,533
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
56,188
78.8%
77.2
Female
30,225
53.8%
51.3
Male
25,963
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
54,403
76.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,663
16.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,614
13.5%
15.2
Female
5,697
59.3%
55.8
Male
3,917
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
70,074
98.3%
96.8
White
58,419
81.9%
72.6
Black or African American
7,599
10.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
104
0.1%
0.8
Asian
443
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,509
4.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,237
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,348
11.7%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
62,963
88.3%
82.2
Lafayette, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,194
4.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,393
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
14,510
30.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,078
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,438
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,590
13.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,046
10.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,587
11.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
41,662
88.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
11,636
24.6%
31.2
Lafayette, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
21,663
37.1%
33.7%
Now Married
24,886
42.7%
47.5
Divorced
8,455
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
680
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,660
4.6
5.8%
Lafayette, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
60,095
90.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,553
9.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Lafayette, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,409
10.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,496
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,840
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,898
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,846
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,611
23.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,415
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,532
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
439
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
333
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
44,734
57,617
Per capita income
25,546
31,128
Lafayette, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
83
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,242
11.4%
9.8
Construction
1,753
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,274
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
756
2.0%
6.6
Information
555
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,251
16.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,042
2.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,246
11.4%
11.4
Public administration
886
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
4,462
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,164
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
549
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,583
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,362
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,813
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
8,307
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,198
22.0%
18.1%
Lafayette, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
36,603
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
29,075
79.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,650
12.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,842
5.0%
5.1
Walked
301
0.8%
2.7
Other means
252
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
483
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Lafayette, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,675
8.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
15,268
48.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
10,245
32.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,631
11.4%
21.0
Lafayette, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
31,819
91.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
15,757
49.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
16,062
50.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,999
8.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
34,818
1 room
1,047
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
1,448
4.2%
2.7
3 rooms
2,777
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
5,596
16.1%
16.5
5 rooms
10,705
30.7%
19.8
6 rooms
6,625
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
3,506
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,185
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,929
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafayette, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
34,818
1-unit, detached
21,185
60.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,061
3.0%
5.9
2-units
1,681
4.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,946
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,377
9.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,668
7.7%
4.4
20 or more units
2,562
7.4%
9.0
Mobile home
338
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafayette, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,292
18.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,971
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,095
8.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,156
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,613
16.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,405
15.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,894
11.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,990
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,272
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
130
0.4%
1.4%
Lafayette, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Lafayette, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,090
63.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,705
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
733
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
606
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,026
9.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
758
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,691
17.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,867
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,636
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,478
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,243
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,586
42.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
561
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
15,757
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
515
3.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,349
33.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,771
43.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,717
10.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,187
7.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
108
0.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
65
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
45
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,800
205,000
