Moving to Lafayette, Indiana

About Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette

Lafayette ( LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, they form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 235,066 in 2020.

Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes impassable for riverboats upstream, though a French fort and trading post had existed since 1717 on the opposite bank and three miles downstream. It was named for the French general Marquis de Lafayette, a Revolutionary War hero.

Gender
Gender Lafayette Indiana Country
Female 50.5% 50.7% 50.8%
Male 49.5% 49.3% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%50%Female50.5%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%5%12%12%16%21%11%10%3%1%$50K to $75K20.8%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Lafayette Indiana Country
Less than $10,000 6.9% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.3% 9.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.4% 13.6% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8% 19.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1% 13.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 10.4% 14.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.4% 5.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.3% 4.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%7%33%21%8%18%8%1%1%High School or GED33%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Lafayette Indiana Country
< 9th Grade 3% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 33% 33% 27.0%
Other College 21% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 18% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Lafayette Indiana  Country
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Education
 Lafayette Indiana  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade345777333327212020899181720879122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.073%9%0%2%13%0%2%0%White73.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Lafayette Indiana Country
White 73.3% 78.4% 60.1%
African American 9.3% 9.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.7% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.1% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 13.1% 7.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Lafayette Indiana  Country
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