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West Lafayette, Indiana QuickFacts

	West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Total population	28,778	281,421,906
State	Indiana
City	west lafayette

West Lafayette, Indiana Population

	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Male	16,455	57.18%	49.06%
Female	12,323	42.82%	50.94%
Median age (years)	22.3		35.3

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	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
18 years and over	25,779	89.58%	74.31%
21 years and over	19,168	66.61%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,532	8.8%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,227	7.74%	12.43%

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	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
White	23,985	83.34%	75.14%
Black or African American	684	2.38%	12.32%
Asian	3,263	11.34%	3.64%
Some other race	390	1.36%	5.46%
Two or more races	456	1.58%	2.43%

West Lafayette, Indiana Housing

	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Total households	10,462		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,591	34.32%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	6,871	65.68%	31.94%

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	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Total housing units	10,809		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	357	3.3%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,462	96.79%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,368	31.16%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,094	65.63%	30.77%

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	West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	10	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	336	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,429	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	790	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	537	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	172	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	30	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	145,400	119,600

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	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,878	46.63%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,821	26.96%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	979	9.36%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	858	8.2%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	400	3.82%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	557	5.32%	9.65%

West Lafayette, Indiana Education

	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,791		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	420	2.12%	6.47%
Kindergarten	112	0.57%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,319	6.66%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	730	3.69%	21.38%
College or graduate school	17,210	86.96%	22.81%

West Lafayette, Indiana Economy

	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	26,386		217,168,077
In labor force	15,351	58.18%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	15,341	58.14%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,725	52.02%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,616	6.12%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	10	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	11,035	41.82%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,198	42.44%	51.66%
In labor force	6,358	24.1%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,358	24.1%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,949	22.55%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	908	3.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	428		12,787,501

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	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,522		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,393	22.74%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,172	11.14%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,714	16.29%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,015	9.65%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	979	9.3%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,126	10.7%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	872	8.29%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	741	7.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	278	2.64%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	232	2.2%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	24,869		41,994

	West Lafayette, Indiana	%, West Lafayette, Indiana	United States
With earnings	9,116	34.55%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,479		56,604
With Social Security income	1,539	5.83%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,522		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	76	0.29%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,239		6,320
With public assistance income	77	0.29%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,771		3,032
With retirement income	1,095	4.15%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	25,050		17,376

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