Coshocton vs West Lafayette

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

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

Coshocton has the higher population (11,056 vs 2,759 in West Lafayette). Coshocton has the higher median household income ($48,819 vs $45,364 in West Lafayette). Coshocton has the higher median home value ($121,400 vs $92,300 in West Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
Population	11,056	2,759
Median age	38.7 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,819	$45,364
Median home value	$121,400	$92,300
Median gross rent	$725	$723
Housing units	5,175	1,204
Homeownership rate	56.5%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
Population	11,063 → 11,056 (-0.1%)	2,307 → 2,759 (+19.6%)
Median household income	$42,767 → $48,819 (+14.2%)	$36,827 → $45,364 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $121,400 (+47.7%)	$72,500 → $92,300 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $725 (+15.3%)	$635 → $723 (+13.9%)

Coshocton

Population

11,06311,056

Median household income

$42,767$48,819

Median home value

$82,200$121,400

Median gross rent

$629$725

West Lafayette

Population

2,3072,759

Median household income

$36,827$45,364

Median home value

$72,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$635$723

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.2%
75 and over	9.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
No high school diploma	7.9%	13.7%
High school graduate	40.2%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
Drove alone	78.3%	72.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	22.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	1.5%
Other means	3.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
1-unit, detached	74.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Coshocton	West Lafayette
Poverty rate	25.1%	30.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1952	1958