West Lafayette city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 44,861 ( 15,265 from 2010 )
Land area: 13.6 square miles
Population density: 3302.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	29,850	66.54%	35.7%
Black:	1,622	3.62%	103.5%
Indian:	100	0.22%	170.3%
Asian:	9,455	21.08%	84.7%
2+ races:	1,472	3.28%	173.6%
Hispanic:	2,179	4.86%	107.3%

Total non-White:	15,011	33.46%	97.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	7,847	32.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,418	30.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
29,596
22,003	74.34%
797	2.69%
37	0.13%
5,119	17.30%
538	1.82%
1,051	3.55%
7,593	25.66%

2000
28,949
23,773	82.12%
735	2.54%
46	0.16%
3,153	10.89%
448	1.55%
778	2.69%
5,176	17.88%

1990
25,907
22,673	87.52%
529	2.04%
47	0.18%
2,167	8.36%
n/a
491	1.90%
3,234	12.48%

1980
21,247
19,633	92.40%
384	1.81%
21	0.10%
910	4.28%
n/a
281	1.32%
1,614	7.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,770	-6.1
2,417	8.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
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n/a

1,100	4.2
1,942	7.5

Number	Rate
1980's
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3,040	14.3
1,620	7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for West Lafayette city, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
21.4
3,762	8.4%
41,099	91.6%
3,186	7.1%

14,097
2.16

4,470	31.7%
3,773	84.4%
198	4.4%
9,627	68.3%

2010
Number	Percent
22.8
3,487	11.8%
26,109	88.2%
2,585	8.7%

11,945
2.22

4,072	34.1%
3,245	79.7%
303	7.4%
7,873	65.9%

2000
Number	Percent
23.1
2,978	10.3%
25,971	89.7%
2,267	7.8%

10,522
2.26

3,694	35.1%
3,037	82.2%
171	4.6%
6,828	64.9%

1990
Number	Percent
23.5
2,808	10.8%
23,099	89.2%
2,165	8.4%

9,152
2.36

3,549	38.8%
3,088	87.0%
179	5.0%
5,603	61.2%

1980
Number	Percent
23.4
2,882	13.6%
18,365	86.4%
1,454	6.8%

7,270
2.32

3,265	44.9%
2,911	89.2%
144	4.4%
4,005	55.1%

2022 Housing Data for West Lafayette city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,137	22.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	981	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	617	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,487	10.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	791	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	632	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	401	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	564	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	179	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	621	4.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	480	3.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,420	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	587	4.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	616	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	620	4.4%
$200,000 or more	964	6.8%

Median Household Income	30,317
Per Capita Income	21,559

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	228	1.6%
Public Assistance	99	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	373	2.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,104	49.8%
Unemployed	672	1.8%
In Armed Forces	10	0.0%

Total Labor Force	18,786	51.6%
Not in Labor Force	17,594	48.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		50.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,919	4,810	55.2%
Non-Profit	1,173	975	54.6%
Self-Employed	424	335	55.9%

Local Government	384	469	45.0%
State Government	3,297	1,913	63.3%
Federal Government	34	64	34.7%

Total Private + Self	6,343	5,145	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,888	3,421	58.8%
Total	11,231	8,566	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	31.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,024	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,165	16.0%
Professional, Technical	8,677	43.8%
Service Occupations	4,127	20.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	144	0.7%
All others	1,832	9.2%

White Collar		69.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	7,800	39.3%
Accommodation and food services	2,497	12.6%
Retail trade	1,715	8.7%
Manufacturing	1,679	8.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,400	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,163	5.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	532	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	524	2.6%
Other services	443	2.2%
Construction	350	1.8%
Finance and insurance	305	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	248	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	242	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	232	1.2%
Information	203	1.0%
Public administration	195	1.0%
Wholesale trade	154	0.8%
Utilities	134	0.7%
Management	9	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	568	1.27%
Puerto Rican	316	0.70%
Cuban	130	0.29%
Dominican	10	0.02%

Total Central American	164	0.37%
Costa Rican	19	0.04%
Guatemalan	37	0.08%
Honduran	30	0.07%
Nicaraguan	33	0.07%
Panamanian	37	0.08%
Salvadoran	8	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	699	1.56%
Argentinean	75	0.17%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	329	0.73%
Ecuadorian	91	0.20%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	108	0.24%
Uruguayan	20	0.04%
Venezuelan	76	0.17%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	292	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,518	7.84%
Chinese	3,303	7.36%
Korean	1,015	2.26%
Japanese	385	0.86%
Taiwanese	259	0.58%
Vietnamese	183	0.41%
Filipino	166	0.37%
Thai	135	0.30%
Indonesian	65	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,943	74.9%
Chinese	2,765	6.3%
Other Indo-European	2,423	5.5%
Other Asian	1,472	3.3%
Spanish	1,191	2.7%
Korean	818	1.9%
Other	707	1.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	567	1.3%
Arabic	450	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,156	20.4%
Irish	4,342	9.7%
English	3,423	7.6%
Italian	2,149	4.8%
Polish	1,964	4.4%
Scottish	1,290	2.9%
European	1,129	2.5%
American	1,113	2.5%
Dutch	754	1.7%
French	723	1.6%
Swedish	569	1.3%
British	433	1.0%
Norwegian	373	0.8%
Nigerian	330	0.7%
Czech	304	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	37,939	84.6%
Not a citizen	6,922	15.4%

Native	34,769	77.5%
Foreign-born	10,092	22.5%

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Lafayette city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
115	0.9%	251	1.9%	1,304	9.8%	2,153	16.2%	3,850	29.0%	5,602	42.2%
Average years of education: 16.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	115	0.9%
9-12 Years	251	1.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,304	9.8%
Some College	2,153	16.2%
Bach. Degree	3,850	29.0%
Grad Degree	5,602	42.2%
Average years of education: 16.1

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	28%	Woody Myers (D)	5,297	52.6%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	4,370	43.4%	406 [+]	4.0%	10,073	-13	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 406 (4.0%);
2018	S1	23%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	5,243	67.3%	Mike Braun (R)	2,287	29.3%	264 [+]	3.4%	7,794	-21	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 264 (3.4%);
2016	S3	28%	Evan Bayh (D)	5,179	58.0%	Todd Young (R)	3,328	37.3%	415 [+]	4.7%	8,922	-15	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 409 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2016	G	28%	John Gregg (D)	5,355	60.3%	Eric Holcomb (R)	3,252	36.6%	275 [+]	3.1%	8,882	-15	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 268 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	15,731
Median Value	$303,300

Occupied	14,097	89.6%
Vacant	1,634	10.4%

Owned	4,154	29.5%
Rented	9,943	70.5%
Median Rent	$1,056

Single-Family Units	5,401	34.3%
Detached	5,101	32.4%
Attached	300	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,202	58.5%
Mobile Homes	48	0.3%

West Lafayette city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Lafayette city, IN

2022 Housing Data for West Lafayette city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Lafayette city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Lafayette city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Lafayette city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Lafayette city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Lafayette city, IN