West Lafayette, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Back to: West Lafayette, Indiana main profile, Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana small towns, Indiana forum, All US cities. Total population: 28,949 (All urban) Houses: 10,809 (10,493 occupied: 3,457 owner occupied, 7,036 renter occupied) % of renters here:   67% State:   29% Housing density: 1960 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in West Lafayette, Indiana on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Does anyone else not like living in Indiana?  (257 replies) possible relocation to West Lafayette  (78 replies) Your great memories of West Lafayette, and Indiana  (27 replies) Living outside West Lafayette - safety?  (2 replies) West Lafayette or Lafayette?  (5 replies) Purdue-West Lafayette: biking/swimming and Spanish immersion  (1 reply) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $143,100 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $624 Median gross rent in West Lafayette, IN in 2000: $614 Housing units in West Lafayette with a mortgage: 2,206 (192 second mortgage, 452 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,098 Household type by relationship Households: 23,772 In family households: 10,786 (3,019 male householders, 675 female householders) 3,030 spouses, 3,397 children (3,160 natural, 128 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 114 other relatives, 265 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 12,986 (3,632 male householders (1,606 living alone)), 3,196 female householders (1,805 living alone)), 6,158 nonrelatives In group quarters: 5,177 (215 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,763 2-persons, 784 3-persons, 783 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 96 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,411 1-person, 1,780 2-persons, 835 3-persons, 708 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 27 6-persons. 2,479 married couples with children. 412 single-parent households (71 men, 341 women). 83.3% of residents of West Lafayette speak English at home. 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 6.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,851 (13.3%) (18.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in West Lafayette, IN: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 10 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 8 $70,000 to $79,999: 37 $80,000 to $89,999: 105 $90,000 to $99,999: 186 $100,000 to $124,999: 765 $125,000 to $149,999: 664 $150,000 to $174,999: 499 $175,000 to $199,999: 291 $200,000 to $249,999: 412 $250,000 to $299,999: 125 $300,000 to $399,999: 133 $400,000 to $499,999: 39 $500,000 to $749,999: 22 $750,000 to $999,999: 8 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in West Lafayette: Less than $100: 81 $100 to $149: 40 $150 to $199: 80 $200 to $249: 134 $250 to $299: 419 $300 to $349: 498 $350 to $399: 388 $400 to $449: 435 $450 to $499: 653 $500 to $549: 885 $550 to $599: 421 $600 to $649: 616 $650 to $699: 607 $700 to $749: 195 $750 to $799: 195 $800 to $899: 363 $900 to $999: 295 $1,000 to $1,249: 433 $1,250 to $1,499: 166 $1,500 to $1,999: 24 $2,000 or more: 17 No cash rent: 91

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.9%
Number of people working at home: 360 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 623 5 to 9 minutes: 3275 10 to 14 minutes: 4102 15 to 19 minutes: 2589 20 to 24 minutes: 1041 25 to 29 minutes: 228 30 to 34 minutes: 342 35 to 39 minutes: 68 40 to 44 minutes: 117 45 to 59 minutes: 174 60 to 89 minutes: 164 90 or more minutes: 167

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,860 (67%) Carpooled: 941 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 234 (2%) Subway or elevated: 10 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 226 (2%) Walked: 2,561 (19%) Other means: 32 (0%) Worked at home: 360 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 2393 $10,000 to $14,999: 1172 $15,000 to $19,999: 935 $20,000 to $24,999: 779 $25,000 to $29,999: 570 $30,000 to $34,999: 445 $35,000 to $39,999: 298 $40,000 to $44,999: 398 $45,000 to $49,999: 283 $50,000 to $59,999: 476 $60,000 to $74,999: 650 $75,000 to $99,999: 872 $100,000 to $124,999: 406 $125,000 to $149,999: 335 $150,000 to $199,999: 278 $200,000 or more: 232

First ancestries reported:

• German: 5822
• Other groups: 4529
• English: 2254
• Irish: 2091
• Polish: 1201
• United States or American: 1149
• Italian: 908
• Scottish: 494
• French (except Basque): 475
• Dutch: 419
• European: 369
• Swedish: 363
• Norwegian: 260
• Scotch-Irish: 254
• Arab:: 249
• British: 179
• Russian: 167
• Hungarian: 164
• Subsaharan African:: 161
• Swiss: 151
• Czech: 142
• Greek: 115
• Welsh: 109
• French Canadian: 102
• African: 97
• Danish: 91
• Lithuanian: 87
• Slovak: 84
• Palestinian: 81
• Finnish: 79
• Ukrainian: 70
• Northern European: 64
• Egyptian: 59
• Czechoslovakian: 54
• Iranian: 54
• Serbian: 50
• Austrian: 50
• Slavic: 38
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37
• Romanian: 37
• Arab/Arabic: 35
• Scandinavian: 32
• Belgian: 31
• Bulgarian: 30
• Lebanese: 29
• Jordanian: 28
• Macedonian: 26
• Croatian: 26
• Turkish: 25
• Other Subsaharan African: 22
• Slovene: 21
• Nigerian: 20
• Afghan: 18
• Yugoslavian: 18
• Basque: 17
• Jamaican: 16
• Armenian: 15
• Canadian: 12
• Guyanese: 11
• Haitian: 11
• Cape Verdean: 10
• Maltese: 9
• Other Arab: 9
• Latvian: 9
• Carpatho Rusyn: 8
• Syrian: 8
• Eastern European: 8
• New Zealander: 7
• Brazilian: 7
• Ethiopian: 7
• Luxemburger: 7
• Acadian/Cajun: 7
• Celtic: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 6
• German Russian: 6
• Portuguese: 5
• Sierra Leonean: 5
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5
• West Indian: 5
• Cypriot: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13782
• Northeast: 1784
• Midwest: 5878
• South: 2087
• West: 1264

26% of West Lafayette residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 7
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 8
• 7th and 8th grade: 37
• 9th grade: 14
• 10th grade: 28
• 11th grade: 10
• 12th grade, no diploma: 22
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 360
• Less than 1 year of college: 126
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 359
• Associate degree: 189
• Bachelor's degree: 1,398
• Master's degree: 1,031
• Professional school degree: 313
• Doctorate degree: 1,169

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 12
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 9
• 7th and 8th grade: 52
• 9th grade: 12
• 10th grade: 46
• 11th grade: 62
• 12th grade, no diploma: 53
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 681
• Less than 1 year of college: 181
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 590
• Associate degree: 212
• Bachelor's degree: 1,596
• Master's degree: 1,064
• Professional school degree: 125
• Doctorate degree: 384

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 21.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 40.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 54.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 19.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 14.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 23.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.1%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $27,845
• Black householders: $11,087
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $53,750
• Asian householders: $15,769
• Some other race householders: $20,682
• Two or more races householders: $16,250
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $14,318

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $145,300
• Black or African American householders: $146,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,500
• Asian householders: $161,800
• Some other race householders: $95,000
• Two or more races householders: $168,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $96,600

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,977
• One, attached: 242
• Two: 286
• 3 or 4: 599
• 5 to 9: 1,362
• 10 to 19: 2,060
• 20 to 49: 1,432
• 50 or more: 843
• Mobile homes: 8

Here:	10.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	12.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	2.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

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