2022 population: 226,452 ( 24,663 from 2010 , 2,743 from 2020)
Land area: 1642.2 square miles
Population density: 137.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	174,375	77.00%	4.8%
Black:	11,888	5.25%	74.6%
Indian:	487	0.22%	23.9%
Asian:	15,692	6.93%	45.8%
2+ races:	4,646	2.05%	47.7%
Hispanic:	19,364	8.55%	37.4%

Total non-White:	52,077	23.00%	46.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,658	12.6
Deaths:	4,090	9.1
Net Migration:	-1,437	-3.2
Net Immigration:	2,427	5.4

Change in White population:	8,034	4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,629	8.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
201,789
166,341	82.43%
6,809	3.37%
393	0.19%
10,759	5.33%
3,146	1.56%
14,089	6.98%
35,448	17.57%

2000
178,541
157,106	87.99%
3,752	2.10%
391	0.22%
6,681	3.74%
1,718	0.96%
8,670	4.86%
21,435	12.01%

1990
158,848
149,289	93.98%
2,503	1.58%
244	0.15%
4,940	3.11%
n/a
1,872	1.18%
9,559	6.02%

1980
151,642
146,217	96.42%
1,894	1.25%
129	0.09%
1,760	1.16%
n/a
1,529	1.01%
5,425	3.58%

1970
138,374
134,955	97.53%
1,036	0.75%
104	0.08%
650	0.47%
n/a
1,307	0.94%
3,419	2.47%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
22,599	12.7
11,792	6.6
-683	-0.4
8,726	4.9

9,235	5.2
14,013	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
22,022	13.9
12,173	7.7
-2,474	-1.6
1,797	1.1

7,817	4.9
11,876	7.5

Number	Rate
1980's
21,770	14.4
11,207	7.4
-3,308	-2.2
n/a

3,072	2.0
4,134	2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
340	0.2
n/a

11,262	8.1
2,006	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

[Display all years]

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
30.9
46,314	20.5%
180,138	79.5%
29,415	13.0%

88,029
2.36

48,998	55.7%
37,542	76.6%
4,580	9.3%
39,031	44.3%

2010
Number	Percent
29.6
42,958	21.3%
158,831	78.7%
20,955	10.4%

76,911
2.43

45,069	58.6%
34,387	76.3%
4,565	10.1%
31,842	41.4%

2000
Number	Percent
29.1
38,985	21.8%
139,556	78.2%
17,768	10.0%

66,540
2.45

40,888	61.4%
33,293	81.4%
3,508	8.6%
25,652	38.6%

1990
Number	Percent
28.1
35,085	22.1%
123,763	77.9%
16,633	10.5%

56,116
2.53

36,973	65.9%
31,675	85.7%
2,327	6.3%
19,143	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
26.1
37,021	24.4%
114,621	75.6%
13,933	9.2%

51,420
2.62

36,019	70.0%
31,696	88.0%
2,005	5.6%
15,401	30.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,816	7.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,688	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,181	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,409	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,977	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,439	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,970	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,978	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,019	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,720	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,025	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,019	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,203	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,316	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,915	5.6%
$200,000 or more	4,354	4.9%

Median Household Income	57,003
Per Capita Income	31,143

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,182	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,039	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,710	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	96,054	67.6%
Unemployed	3,705	2.6%
In Armed Forces	123	0.1%

Total Labor Force	99,882	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	42,147	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	41,957	30,379	58.0%
Non-Profit	3,779	6,107	38.2%
Self-Employed	5,314	2,399	68.9%

Local Government	2,125	3,517	37.7%
State Government	6,788	5,980	53.2%
Federal Government	582	458	56.0%

Total Private + Self	47,271	32,778	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,274	16,062	45.2%
Total	60,545	48,840	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,051	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,127	17.5%
Professional, Technical	29,991	27.4%
Service Occupations	18,220	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	557	0.5%
All others	28,173	25.7%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	22,367	20.4%
Manufacturing	21,423	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	11,829	10.8%
Retail trade	10,548	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	8,830	8.1%
Construction	5,943	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,973	4.5%
Other services	4,541	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,308	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,215	2.9%
Finance and insurance	2,738	2.5%
Public administration	2,473	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1,711	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,670	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,309	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,117	1.0%
Information	958	0.9%
Utilities	518	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	81	0.1%
Management	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,951	5.77%
Puerto Rican	950	0.42%
Cuban	595	0.27%
Dominican	59	0.03%

Total Central American	1,513	0.67%
Costa Rican	50	0.02%
Guatemalan	704	0.31%
Honduran	40	0.02%
Nicaraguan	83	0.04%
Panamanian	448	0.20%
Salvadoran	188	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,408	0.63%
Argentinean	107	0.05%
Bolivian	34	0.02%
Chilean	56	0.02%
Colombian	396	0.18%
Ecuadorian	247	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	158	0.07%
Uruguayan	20	0.01%
Venezuelan	390	0.17%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	859	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4,838	2.15%
Chinese	4,620	2.06%
Korean	1,551	0.69%
Japanese	793	0.35%
Filipino	613	0.27%
Vietnamese	568	0.25%
Taiwanese	394	0.18%
Thai	297	0.13%
Indonesian	230	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	186,609	88.0%
Spanish	9,600	4.5%
Chinese	3,943	1.9%
Other Indo-European	3,600	1.7%
Other Asian	2,590	1.2%
Korean	1,280	0.6%
Other	1,135	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	772	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	707	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	43,618	19.4%
Irish	21,469	9.6%
English	21,080	9.4%
American	11,995	5.3%
Italian	5,752	2.6%
Polish	5,338	2.4%
Scottish	4,880	2.2%
European	4,625	2.1%
Dutch	4,052	1.8%
French	3,639	1.6%
Swedish	2,357	1.0%
Norwegian	1,583	0.7%
British	1,476	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,389	0.6%
Welsh	1,175	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	208,738	93.0%
Not a citizen	15,777	7.0%

Native	201,809	89.9%
Foreign-born	22,706	10.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,768	2.9%	7,006	5.4%	39,114	30.1%	34,849	26.8%	26,226	20.2%	18,919	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,768	2.9%
9-12 Years	7,006	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,114	30.1%
Some College	34,849	26.8%
Bach. Degree	26,226	20.2%
Grad Degree	18,919	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	167,282	162,464	4,818	2.9%
1991	167,284	162,306	4,978	3.0%
1992	170,788	164,446	6,342	3.7%
1993	177,138	171,138	6,000	3.4%
1994	182,246	175,842	6,404	3.5%
1995	188,844	183,416	5,428	2.9%
1996	188,586	183,374	5,212	2.8%
1997	189,696	185,194	4,502	2.4%
1998	191,286	187,322	3,964	2.1%
1999	194,332	190,124	4,208	2.2%

2000	195,406	190,240	5,166	2.6%
2001	197,944	190,880	7,064	3.6%
2002	200,432	191,550	8,882	4.4%
2003	194,638	185,174	9,464	4.9%
2004	194,646	185,036	9,610	4.9%
2005	198,364	188,782	9,582	4.8%
2006	200,920	192,320	8,600	4.3%
2007	201,194	193,172	8,022	4.0%
2008	206,664	196,682	9,982	4.8%
2009	207,828	188,096	19,732	9.5%

2010	211,364	192,806	18,558	8.8%
2011	213,500	197,650	15,850	7.4%
2012	214,586	199,722	14,864	6.9%
2013	216,698	202,276	14,422	6.7%
2014	219,648	208,470	11,178	5.1%
2015	223,608	214,080	9,528	4.3%
2016	226,572	217,384	9,188	4.1%
2017	228,094	220,784	7,310	3.2%
2018	234,028	226,682	7,346	3.1%
2019	233,558	226,688	6,870	2.9%

2020	224,150	210,238	13,912	6.2%
2021	224,850	216,888	7,962	3.5%
2022	232,890	226,350	6,540	2.8%
2023	235,924	229,024	6,900	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	95,096
Median Value	$189,743

Occupied	88,029	92.6%
Vacant	7,067	7.4%

Owned	50,496	57.4%
Rented	37,533	42.6%
Median Rent	$987

Single-Family Units	62,851	66.1%
Detached	60,541	63.7%
Attached	2,310	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,189	22.3%
Mobile Homes	3,306	3.5%

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area