West Lafayette, Indiana

Back to West Lafayette, IN housing info, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, IN smaller cities, IN small cities, All Cities.

West Lafayette: Triple XXX Diner - It's on the hill, but on the level

West Lafayette: Purdue Campus, West Lafayette

Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Current weather forecast for West Lafayette, IN

Tippecanoe County

Population in July 2007: 31,079. Population change since 2000: +5.3%

Males: 17,770	(57.2%)
Females: 13,309	(42.8%)

Median resident age:	22.3 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47906, 47907, 47996.

West Lafayette Zip Code Map

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,322 (it was $24,869 in 2000)

West Lafayette:	$26,322
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,917 (it was $144,800 in 2000)

West Lafayette:	$174,917
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $204,601; Detached houses: $207,968; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,746; In 2-unit structures: $107,039; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,506
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 47906
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 47907

West Lafayette, IN residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
McCormick Place Apartments

Races in West Lafayette:

White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
Chinese (3.6%)
Asian Indian (3.4%)
Hispanic (3.2%)
Black (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
Korean (1.4%)
Other race (1.2%)
Japanese (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in West Lafayette: 95.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about West Lafayette, Indiana on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. West Lafayette is mentioned 246 times on our forum:

	possible relocation to West Lafayette (81 replies)
	Your great memories of West Lafayette, and Indiana (34 replies)
	Valparaiso, West Lafayette, or Fishers? (13 replies)
	Forbes: West Lafayette (0 replies)
	Living outside West Lafayette - safety? (2 replies)
	West Lafayette or Lafayette? (5 replies)

Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (12.3%), English (11.5%), Polish (5.9%), United States (4.0%), Italian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1888

Elevation: 617 feet

Land area: 5.51 square miles.

Population density: 5637 people per square mile

(average).

West Lafayette,IN real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

For population 25 years and over in West Lafayette

High school or higher: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 40.2%
Unemployed: 10.5%
Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Lafayette city

Never married: 62.5%
Now married: 31.1%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 2.8%

3,851 residents are foreign born (9.2% Asia, 2.0% Europe).

This city:	13.4%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in West Lafayette, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Lafayette to the number of sex offenders is 1828 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Lafayette:	1.3% ($1,927)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (2.9 miles , pop. 56,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (60.5 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (104.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lafayette, IN (1.7 miles ), Shadeland, IN (2.4 miles ), Battle Ground, IN (2.4 miles ), Dayton, IN (3.0 miles ), Otterbein, IN (3.2 miles ), Brookston, IN (3.4 miles ), Mulberry, IN (3.8 miles ), Chalmers, IN (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 37 buildings, average cost: $166,200
1997: 42 buildings, average cost: $166,600
1998: 47 buildings, average cost: $176,200
1999: 29 buildings, average cost: $181,800
2000: 40 buildings, average cost: $227,500
2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $207,300
2002: 61 buildings, average cost: $151,900
2003: 52 buildings, average cost: $152,000
2004: 53 buildings, average cost: $164,800
2005: 89 buildings, average cost: $155,000
2006: 72 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2007: 117 buildings, average cost: $166,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 40.44 N, Longitude: 86.91 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,712 (-16.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,595 (19.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 765

West Lafayette household income distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

West Lafayette, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +2,511 (+9.6%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.9%
Indiana:	4.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (41%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Construction (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Health care (3%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (37%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Health care (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Postsecondary teachers (21%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Waiters and waitresses (3%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Postsecondary teachers (11%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

West Lafayette races chart

Crime in West Lafayette by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	9	11	7	8	2	8	14	4
per 100,000	28.9	38.0	24.0	27.3	6.7	27.8	48.6	13.8
Robberies	7	5	3	2	9	7	5	3
per 100,000	22.5	17.3	10.3	6.8	30.0	24.3	17.4	10.3
Assaults	23	22	13	20	16	34	54	42
per 100,000	73.9	76.0	44.6	68.4	53.3	118.2	187.6	144.6
Burglaries	74	66	94	109	72	93	71	96
per 100,000	237.9	228.1	322.5	372.6	239.7	323.3	246.6	330.5
Thefts	506	479	470	490	402	425	398	402
per 100,000	1626.5	1655.1	1612.3	1675.0	1338.3	1477.4	1382.5	1384.1
Auto thefts	17	14	23	25	15	21	18	21
per 100,000	54.6	48.4	78.9	85.5	49.9	73.0	62.5	72.3
Arson	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	6.9	6.9	3.4	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	130.8	136.8	124.6	137.5	99.3	140.8	159.2	127.3

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 57 (42 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.35
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in West Lafayette, Indiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

West Lafayette, Indiana average temperatures

West Lafayette, Indiana average precipitation

Back to the top

West Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 188% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the West Lafayette city center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 tornado 5.0 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Andrew Ford - College basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers), Peter Minchella - College basketball player (Colgate Red Raiders).

Hospital/medical center in West Lafayette:

WABASH VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (2900 NORTH RIVER ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near West Lafayette:

LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)
ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)
ST VINCENT FRANKFORT HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; FRANKFORT, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in West Lafayette, IN

Airports and Other landing facilities located in West Lafayette:

Dahnke Airport (Runways: 1)
Rush Stolport

See detailed data for Airports and Other landing facilities located in West Lafayette, IN

Amtrak station near West Lafayette:

2 miles: LAFAYETTE (DEPOT AT 200 NORTH ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.city.west-lafayette.in.us

Colleges/Universities in West Lafayette:

PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 36,407; Location: 1076 FREEHAFER HALL; Public; Website: www.purdue.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
IRVINE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL (Location: 127 N WESTERN AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near West Lafayette:

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 62 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 68 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)

Public high schools in West Lafayette:

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON HIGH SCH (Students: 1,468; Location: 5701 N 50 W; Grades: 09 - 12)
WEST LAFAYETTE JR/SR HIGH SCH (Students: 1,037; Location: 1105 N GRANT ST; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in West Lafayette:

KLONDIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 893; Location: 3311 KLONDIKE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 521; Location: 600 CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 03)
KLONDIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 513; Location: 3307 KLONDIKE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
BURNETT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 492; Location: 5700 N 50 W; Grades: KG - 05)
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 422; Location: 1200 N SALISBURY; Grades: 04 - 06)
NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 620 CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 06)

Private elementary/middle schools in West Lafayette:

BURGETT'S CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 160; Location: 1788 US #52 WEST; Grades: PK - KG)
MONTESSORI SCH OF GR LAFAYETTE (Students: 141; Location: PO BOX 2311; Grades: PK - 2)
KINDER CARE LEARNING CTR #573 (Students: 75; Location: 180 WEST SAGAMORE PARKWAY; Grades: PK - KG)
PLEASANTVIEW S D A SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 3509 SOLDIERS HOME RD; Grades: PK - 8)

See full list of schools located in West Lafayette

Library in West Lafayette:

WEST LAFAYETTE PL (Operating income: $693,413; Location: 208 W COLUMBIA AVE; 108,763 books; 4,834 audio materials; 3,486 video materials; 484 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable location: State Police Post Number 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Grandview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Travel Pointe Inc (Tours & Charters; 2306 Northwestern Ave), Fantastic Journeys (Tours & Charters; 107 North Chauncey Avenue), Carlson Wagonlit Travel (Tours & Charters; 914 Vine Street).

Hotels: Family Inns Of America (1920 Northwestern Ave), Super 8 Motel (2030 Northgate Drive).

Court: West Lafayette City - City Court (609 West Navajo Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in West Lafayette and their reported violations in the past:

ROSS HILLS PARK (Population served: 500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

TIPPECANOE CO. AMPHITHEATER (Population served: 325, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

WEST LAFAYETTE CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 267, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-09-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-27-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-27-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-07-2004)

CANDLELIGHT DEVELOPMENT CORP. (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

AMERICAN SUBURBAN UTILITIES, INC. (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2000), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

38 regular monitoring violations

ROSS HILLS PARK (Population served: 103, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-1999)

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

KINGS COURT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-04-2000 to APR-01-2004)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-18-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2003)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUL-18-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from MAY-26-1994 to JUL-18-2003)

PARVIEW GOLF COURSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-24-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	34.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	38.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	23.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Lafayette, IN

4923 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
215 people in nursing homes

West Lafayette compared to Indiana state average:

West Lafayette, Indiana environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

Back to the top

Arenas or stadiums:

Ross-Ade Stadium. Capacity: 62,500. Purdue Boilermakers football.
Mackey Arena. Purdue University.

Banks with branches in West Lafayette (2009 data):

Regions Bank: The Westminster Village Branch, Sagamore West Branch, Stadium Square Banking Center. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Lafayette Bank and Trust Company, National Association: North Salisbury Branch at 2329 North Salisbury Street, branch established on 1967-01-03; Greentree West Lafayette Asst Liv Br at 3575 Senior Place, branch established on 2005-10-06. Info updated 2007-04-06: Bank assets: $910.9 mil, Deposits: $723.8 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: First Merchants Corporation
Old National Bank: West Lafayette/Marsh Branch at 2410 North Salisbury Street, branch established on 2003-08-25; West Lafayette/Walmart Branch at 2801 North Western Avenue, branch established on 2005-08-10. Info updated 2009-03-31: Bank assets: $7,712.9 mil, Deposits: $5,454.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 191 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Chauncey Village at 210 W State St, branch established on 1957-02-01; Wabash Village Branch at 309 Sagamore Parkway West, branch established on 1959-11-25. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
The Huntington National Bank: West Lafayette Branch at 2405 North Salisbury, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $53,586.6 mil, Deposits: $39,203.1 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 840 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Fifth Third Bank: University Square Branch at 500 West Sagamore Parkway, Suite 1-E, branch established on 1986-06-30. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
Salin Bank and Trust Company: Wabash Village Branch at 351 Sagamore Parkway West, branch established on 2003-12-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $776.1 mil, Deposits: $558.6 mil, headquarters in Indianapolis, IN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: Salin Bancshares, Inc.
LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY BANK: West Lafayette Branch at 1215 Potter Drive, Suite 1, branch established on 2003-07-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $130.9 mil, Deposits: $114.2 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Lafayette Community Bancorp

Fire-safe hotels and motels in West Lafayette, Indiana

Family Inns, 1920 N Western Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47900, Phone: (765) 463-9511
Travel Lodge, North Riv Rd, West Lafayette, IN 47900, Phone: (765) 743-9661
University Inn, 3001 N Western Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone: (765) 463-5511, Fax: (765) 497-3850
Prestige Inn, 1217 Sagamore Pkwy W, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone: (765) 463-1531
Econo Lodge, 200 Brown St, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone: (765) 743-9661, Fax: (765) 743-8253
Union Club Hotel, 101 N Grant St, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone: (800) 320-6291, Fax: (765) 494-8924
Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette/Wabash Landing, 356 East State St, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone: (765) 743-2100, Fax: (765) 743-6520

See all 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in West Lafayette, Indiana

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

West Lafayette mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tippecanoe County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for West Lafayette

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	35.5%	10.9%	7.8%	4.9%	3.6%
Congregations	5.3%	16.7%	7.0%	3.5%	0.9%

Name	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	3.5%	3.2%	3.2%	3.0%	24.2%
Congregations	2.6%	6.1%	8.8%	3.5%	45.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	5	$16,034	$38,482	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$10,844	$65,064	7	$6,288
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$3,861
Police Protection - Officers	44	$188,854	$51,506	0	$0
Police - Other	17	$51,166	$36,117	7	$2,559
Firefighters	38	$159,691	$50,429	0	$0
Streets and Highways	8	$30,617	$45,926	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	11	$35,050	$38,236	0	$0
Sewerage	22	$82,073	$44,767	1	$1,377
Parks and Recreation	18	$54,564	$36,376	7	$5,132
Housing and Community Development(Local)	11	$39,819	$43,439	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	6	$27,350	$54,700	6	$4,824
Totals for Government	182	$696,062	$45,894	30	$24,041

West Lafayette government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $17,958,000
Solid Waste Management: $438,000

Parks & Recreation: $407,000

All Other: $187,000
Construction - General: $2,366,000
Police Protection: $308,000

Regular Highways: $277,000

Sewerage: $0
Current Operations - Sewerage: $10,313,000
General - Other: $7,339,000

Police Protection: $3,410,000

Fire Protection: $2,196,000

Regular Highways: $1,756,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,182,000

Financial Administration: $1,014,000

Housing & Community Development: $536,000

Solid Waste Management: $506,000

Central Staff Services: $171,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $149,000

General Public Buildings: $114,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $492,000
General - Interest on Debt: $390,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $377,000
All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,500,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $882,000
Interest Earnings: $505,000

Special Assessments: $89,000

Property Sale Other: $18,000

Rents: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $136,000
Parks & Recreation: $77,000

Regular Highways: $63,000

General - Other: $22,000

Financial Administration: $13,000

General Public Building: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,474,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,313,000
Highways: $1,191,000

All Other: $606,000

Health & Hospitals: $35,000
Tax - Property: $7,003,000
Individual Income: $3,359,000

Public Utilities: $94,000

NEC: $89,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,356,000

9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Indiana average:	6.54%

1.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)
Tippecanoe County: 1.15%
Indiana average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Marion County, IN	0.41% ($31,787 average AGI)
from White County, IN	0.40% ($28,786)
from Clinton County, IN	0.37% ($27,129)

9.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.10%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($505 average AGI)
Tippecanoe County: 0.17%
Indiana average: 0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Marion County, IN	0.73% ($34,518 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.33% ($28,554)
to Clinton County, IN	0.31% ($29,515)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Lafayette:

WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
WASK (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLAS (1410 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Lafayette:

WASK-FM (98.7 FM; BATTLE GROUND, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
WKOA (105.3 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)
WKHY (93.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGLM (106.7 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: KVB BROADCASTING)
WAZY-FM (96.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS L.P.)
WBAA-FM (101.3 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
WJEF (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: LAFAYETTE SCHOOL CORP.)
WSHP (95.7 FM; ATTICA, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
WHPL (89.9 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIMC (103.9 FM; CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN; Owner: C.V.L. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
WSHW (99.7 FM; FRANKFORT, IN; Owner: KASPAR BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCDQ (106.3 FM; CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN; Owner: C.V.L. BROADCASTING, INC.)
W224AX (92.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
W216BB (91.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, IN; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Lafayette:

W57DC (Channel 57; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLFI-TV (Channel 18; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PRIMELAND TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 6 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	11	$136,009	238	$142,894	118	$115,799	18	$107,727	8	$2,160,378	78	$109,870	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$146,500	17	$140,534	17	$136,384	5	$86,342	0	$0	8	$154,296	1	$148,980
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$96,445	11	$117,435	46	$224,428	8	$48,851	0	$0	7	$132,084	1	$35,430
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	15	$133,035	21	$132,290	2	$91,880	0	$0	4	$78,688	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	4	$189,593	3	$181,990	1	$88,660	0	$0	3	$178,093	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0051.00 , 0052.00, 0053.00, 0054.00, 0055.00, 0102.04

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 5 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	65	$143,379	11	$167,009	10	$118,732
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	5	$137,420	3	$144,550	1	$150,230
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$131,100	1	$146,030	1	$50,780
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0051.00 , 0052.00, 0053.00, 0054.00, 0055.00, 0102.04

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 90
Hazardous Condition: 126
Service Call: 5
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - West Lafayette

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for West Lafayette, IN

Back to West Lafayette, IN housing info, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, IN smaller cities, IN small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.