Shadeland vs West Lafayette

A side-by-side comparison of Shadeland and West Lafayette: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Lafayette has the higher population (44,802 vs 2,257 in Shadeland). Shadeland has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $33,497 in West Lafayette). West Lafayette has the higher median home value ($318,100 vs $261,300 in Shadeland).

Population, income & housing

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
Population	2,257	44,802
Median age	38.4 yrs	21.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	$33,497
Median home value	$261,300	$318,100
Median gross rent	$1,073	$1,152
Housing units	861	16,309
Homeownership rate	80.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	71.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
Population	1,913 → 2,257 (+18.0%)	48,551 → 44,802 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$75,069 → $88,125 (+17.4%)	$34,650 → $33,497 (-3.3%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $261,300 (+42.9%)	$224,000 → $318,100 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $1,073 (+31.0%)	$912 → $1,152 (+26.3%)

Shadeland

Population

1,9132,257

Median household income

$75,069$88,125

Median home value

$182,800$261,300

Median gross rent

$819$1,073

West Lafayette

Population

48,55144,802

Median household income

$34,650$33,497

Median home value

$224,000$318,100

Median gross rent

$912$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
Under 5	5.4%	1.9%
5 to 17	20.7%	6.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	61.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.2%
35 to 44	17.9%	4.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	4.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	4.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	3.6%
75 and over	6.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	66.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.6%	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
No high school diploma	9.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	43.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
Drove alone	78.0%	49.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	5.6%
Walked	1.0%	24.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	16.3%	12.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
1-unit, detached	80.3%	32.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	31.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	27.7%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Shadeland	West Lafayette
Poverty rate	13.9%	37.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1983	1990