Lafayette, Indiana Neighborhood Info

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Lafayette, Indiana QuickFacts

	Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Total population	56,397	281,421,906
State	Indiana
City	lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana Population

	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Male	27,868	49.41%	49.06%
Female	28,529	50.59%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.7		35.3

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	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
18 years and over	43,324	76.82%	74.31%
21 years and over	40,582	71.96%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,856	13.93%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,775	12.01%	12.43%

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	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
White	50,143	88.91%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,816	3.22%	12.32%
Asian	689	1.22%	3.64%
Some other race	2,835	5.03%	5.46%
Two or more races	914	1.62%	2.43%

Lafayette, Indiana Housing

	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Total households	24,060		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,670	56.82%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	10,390	43.18%	31.94%

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	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Total housing units	25,541		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,542	6.04%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	24,060	94.2%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,719	49.8%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,341	44.4%	30.77%

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	Lafayette, Indiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	536	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,904	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,017	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	749	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	490	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	117	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	14	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.57%
Median (dollars)	89,700	119,600

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	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,603	31.6%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,609	27.47%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,927	12.17%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,762	11.48%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,772	7.36%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,367	9.84%	9.65%

Lafayette, Indiana Education

	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,906		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	885	5.94%	6.47%
Kindergarten	841	5.64%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,456	36.6%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,580	17.31%	21.38%
College or graduate school	5,144	34.51%	22.81%

Lafayette, Indiana Economy

	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	44,615		217,168,077
In labor force	31,222	69.98%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	31,183	69.89%	63.39%
- - Employed	29,770	66.73%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,413	3.17%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	39	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,393	30.02%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	22,801	51.11%	51.66%
In labor force	14,363	32.19%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,363	32.19%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,740	30.8%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,549	10.2%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,803		12,787,501

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	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	24,055		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,111	8.78%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,825	7.59%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,772	15.68%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,022	16.72%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,399	18.29%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,658	19.36%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,871	7.78%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,003	4.17%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	156	0.65%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	238	0.99%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,859		41,994

	Lafayette, Indiana	%, Lafayette, Indiana	United States
With earnings	20,154	45.17%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,352		56,604
With Social Security income	5,565	12.47%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,737		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	875	1.96%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,424		6,320
With public assistance income	643	1.44%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,385		3,032
With retirement income	3,627	8.13%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,475		17,376

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