West Lafayette

Population: 44,802
Median household income: $33,497
Median home value: $318,100

Located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, West Lafayette is a community with a population of 44,802. The median household income of $33,497 is below the Tippecanoe County median ($58,622).

From 2019 to 2023, West Lafayette's population declined 7.7% from 48,551 to 44,802, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $224,000 to $318,100.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 61.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,802
Median age: 21.4 yrs
Median household income: $33,497
Median home value: $318,100
Median gross rent: $1,152
Housing units: 16,309
Homeownership rate: 30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,55144,802

Median household income

$34,650$33,497

Median home value

$224,000$318,100

Median gross rent

$912$1,152

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,551	$34,650	$224,000	$912
2020	49,668	$31,460	$235,300	$915
2021	44,515	$28,744	$248,100	$955
2022	44,861	$30,317	$303,300	$1,056
2023	44,802	$33,497	$318,100	$1,152

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 176.5%

18 to 2461.1%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 644.4%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	843	1.9%
5 to 17	2,931	6.5%
18 to 24	27,378	61.1%
25 to 34	4,115	9.2%
35 to 44	2,171	4.8%
45 to 54	2,141	4.8%
55 to 64	1,991	4.4%
65 to 74	1,594	3.6%
75 and over	1,638	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,759	66.4%
Black or African American	1,644	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	0.2%
Asian	9,100	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	166	0.4%
Two or more races	1,527	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,495	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate10.1%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree28.0%

Graduate or professional degree43.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	360	2.6%
High school graduate	1,375	10.1%
Some college or associate's	2,197	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,820	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,898	43.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone49.0%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit5.6%

Walked24.5%

Bicycle3.4%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,067	49.0%
Carpooled	699	3.8%
Public transit	1,033	5.6%
Walked	4,536	24.5%
Bicycle	635	3.4%
Worked from home	2,320	12.5%
Other means	231	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,801	48.2%
15 to 29 min	6,917	42.7%
30 to 44 min	823	5.1%
45 to 59 min	259	1.6%
60+ min	401	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 37.4% (11,404 of 30,520)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,565	31.4%
Nonfamily households	9,961	68.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,526	89.1%
Vacant	1,783	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,434	30.5%
Renter-occupied	10,092	69.5%

1-unit, detached32.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units31.0%

20 or more units27.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,323	32.6%
1-unit, attached	316	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1,067	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5,052	31.0%
20 or more units	4,521	27.7%
Mobile home & other	30	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1882862
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 40.4437, -86.9236