Nellie vs West Lafayette

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

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

West Lafayette has the higher population (2,759 vs 319 in Nellie). Nellie has the higher median home value ($179,200 vs $92,300 in West Lafayette). Since 2019, Nellie's population has grown faster (+155.2% vs +19.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Nellie	West Lafayette
Population	319	2,759
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,364
Median home value	$179,200	$92,300
Median gross rent	—	$723
Housing units	111	1,204
Homeownership rate	82.1%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nellie	West Lafayette
Population	125 → 319 (+155.2%)	2,307 → 2,759 (+19.6%)
Median household income	$63,295 → $73,333 (+15.9%)	$36,827 → $45,364 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$68,900 → $179,200 (+160.1%)	$72,500 → $92,300 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$635 → $723 (+13.9%)

Nellie

Population

125319

Median household income

$63,295$73,333

Median home value

$68,900$179,200

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)

	Nellie	West Lafayette
Under 5	19.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	1.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	27.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	1.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	11.2%
75 and over	2.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nellie	West Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	57.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	39.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nellie	West Lafayette
No high school diploma	16.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	24.4%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nellie	West Lafayette
Drove alone	71.9%	72.7%
Carpooled	12.5%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nellie	West Lafayette
1-unit, detached	100.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Nellie	West Lafayette
Poverty rate	44.0%	30.6%
Average household size	3.01	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	52	25
Median year structure built	1975	1958