Lafayette

Population: 70,650
Median household income: $52,946
Median home value: $157,600

Lafayette is a community in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, home to 70,650 residents. At $52,946, its median household income sits below Tippecanoe County's $58,622.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lafayette's population declined 2.7% from 72,581 to 70,650, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $114,800 to $157,600.

The median gross rent is $1,039. 28.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,650
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,946
Median home value: $157,600
Median gross rent: $1,039
Housing units: 33,911
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,58170,650

Median household income

$46,374$52,946

Median home value

$114,800$157,600

Median gross rent

$817$1,039

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,581	$46,374	$114,800	$817
2020	72,556	$46,925	$119,400	$853
2021	70,928	$47,690	$126,100	$905
2022	70,828	$50,674	$145,200	$976
2023	70,650	$52,946	$157,600	$1,039

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,905	6.9%
5 to 17	11,613	16.4%
18 to 24	7,863	11.1%
25 to 34	12,543	17.8%
35 to 44	9,744	13.8%
45 to 54	7,054	10.0%
55 to 64	7,097	10.0%
65 to 74	6,190	8.8%
75 and over	3,641	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,403	71.3%
Black or African American	6,320	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.1%
Asian	1,734	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	363	0.5%
Two or more races	2,007	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,780	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,142	11.1%
High school graduate	15,659	33.8%
Some college or associate's	12,456	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	8,426	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,586	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,188	79.9%
Carpooled	2,577	7.3%
Public transit	894	2.5%
Walked	760	2.2%
Bicycle	69	0.2%
Worked from home	2,637	7.5%
Other means	157	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,622	47.9%
15 to 29 min	13,898	42.6%
30 to 44 min	1,640	5.0%
45 to 59 min	547	1.7%
60+ min	938	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 17.1% (11,847 of 69,387)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,105	53.4%
Nonfamily households	14,938	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,043	94.5%
Vacant	1,868	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,246	47.6%
Renter-occupied	16,797	52.4%

1-unit, detached57.5%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units16.9%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,482	57.5%
1-unit, attached	1,081	3.2%
2 to 4 units	5,089	15.0%
5 to 19 units	5,722	16.9%
20 or more units	2,058	6.1%
Mobile home & other	479	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1840788
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 40.3994, -86.8628