Lapel vs Pendleton

A side-by-side comparison of Lapel and Pendleton: population, income, housing, and more.

Lapel and Pendleton are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pendleton has the higher population (5,115 vs 2,568 in Lapel). Pendleton has the higher median household income ($87,971 vs $77,563 in Lapel). Pendleton has the higher median home value ($236,200 vs $201,900 in Lapel).

Population, income & housing

	Lapel	Pendleton
Population	2,568	5,115
Median age	36.4 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,563	$87,971
Median home value	$201,900	$236,200
Median gross rent	$1,229	$1,154
Housing units	1,037	2,212
Homeownership rate	70.3%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lapel	Pendleton
Population	2,358 → 2,568 (+8.9%)	4,246 → 5,115 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$57,845 → $77,563 (+34.1%)	$66,497 → $87,971 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $201,900 (+73.8%)	$152,700 → $236,200 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $1,229 (+53.6%)	$862 → $1,154 (+33.9%)

Lapel

Population

2,3582,568

Median household income

$57,845$77,563

Median home value

$116,200$201,900

Median gross rent

$800$1,229

Pendleton

Population

4,2465,115

Median household income

$66,497$87,971

Median home value

$152,700$236,200

Median gross rent

$862$1,154

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lapel	Pendleton
Under 5	11.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.9%
75 and over	4.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lapel	Pendleton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lapel	Pendleton
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	34.8%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lapel	Pendleton
Drove alone	79.0%	72.1%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	18.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lapel	Pendleton
1-unit, detached	82.6%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Lapel	Pendleton
Poverty rate	7.0%	5.5%
Average household size	2.54	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1972	1987