Lafayette is a city located in Tippecanoe County Indiana. Lafayette has a 2023 population of 70,887. It is also the county seat of Tippecanoe County.Lafayette is currently growing at a rate of 0.04% annually and its population has increased by 0.11% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 70,809 in 2020.
The average household income in Lafayette is $62,316 with a poverty rate of 16.81%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Lafayette is 32.5 years, 31.8 years for males, and 33.7 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Lafayette was:
2.95
Average Family Size
2.22
Average Household Size
47.6%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
89.6% of Lafayette residents speak only English, while 10.4% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 7.44% of the population.
16.81%
Overall Poverty Rate
14.48%
Male Poverty Rate
19.13%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Lafayette is Black, with 58.92% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Lafayette is Native, with 2.44% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.96%. Among those working part-time, it was 26.97%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.73%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
40.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
41.5%
Male Marriage Rate
39.3%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
4.33%
Veteran Poverty Rate
25.18%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
68.8%
Labor Force Participation
65.3%
Employment Rate
4.9%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
65.11%
Born in Lafayette
92.29%
Native Born
7.84%
Foreign Born
5.73%
Non Citizen
2.11%
Naturalized
92.29% of Lafayette residents were born in the United States, with 65.11% having been born in Indiana. 5.73% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.