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West Lafayette, Ohio Economy Profile
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| West Lafayette, Ohio | United States | |
| State | Ohio | |
| City | West Lafayette | |
| Total population | 2,313 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 1,092 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 1,221 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 35.9 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 909 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 29,870 | 41,994 |
West Lafayette, Ohio Economy
According to the statistics on employment by occupation in West Lafayette, Ohio, 19.35% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Five point five eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in West Lafayette, Ohio. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in West Lafayette, Ohio is as follows: three point eight one percent.
In West Lafayette, Ohio government workers account for twelve point six five percent of workers. 81.58% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in West Lafayette, Ohio is equal to twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred and seventy dollars while median family income is thirty-eight thousand, three hundred and thirty-three dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in West Lafayette, Ohio are twenty-nine thousand, two hundred and five dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $20,341.
zero of families in West Lafayette, Ohio are below poverty line (total population in West Lafayette, Ohio is two thousand, three hundred and thirteen). There are twenty families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a West Lafayette, Ohio resident is thirty-five point nine years old.
| West Lafayette, Ohio | %, West Lafayette, Ohio | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 1,740 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 1,114 | 64.02% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 1,114 | 64.02% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 1,075 | 61.78% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 39 | 2.24% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 3.5 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 0 | 0.53% | |
| Not in labor force | 626 | 35.98% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 971 | 55.8% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 557 | 32.01% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 557 | 32.01% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 548 | 31.49% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 181 | 10.4% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 130 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 1,045 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 857 | 82.01% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 141 | 13.49% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 4 | 0.38% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 21 | 2.01% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 8 | 0.77% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 14 | 1.34% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 21.1 | 2.02% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 1,075 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 216 | 20.09% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 136 | 12.65% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 272 | 25.3% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 0 | 0.73% | |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 99 | 9.21% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 352 | 32.74% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 3 | 0.28% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 38 | 3.53% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 401 | 37.3% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 9 | 0.84% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 138 | 12.84% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 70 | 6.51% | 5.2% |
| Information | 8 | 0.74% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 44 | 4.09% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 41 | 3.81% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 208 | 19.35% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 60 | 5.58% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 32 | 2.98% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 23 | 2.14% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 877 | 81.58% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 136 | 12.65% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 62 | 5.77% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 0 | 0.31% | |
| West Lafayette, Ohio | %, West Lafayette, Ohio | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 915 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 71 | 7.76% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 73 | 7.98% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 217 | 23.72% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 152 | 16.61% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 167 | 18.25% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 153 | 16.72% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 53 | 5.79% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 29 | 3.17% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 0 | 2.2% | |
| $200,000 or more | 0 | 2.37% | |
| Median household income (dollars) | 29,870 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 699 | 40.17% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 37,167 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 283 | 16.26% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 10,602 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 37 | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 4,081 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 52 | 2.99% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,058 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 237 | 13.62% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 10,201 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 596 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 19 | 3.19% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 31 | 5.2% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 109 | 18.29% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 102 | 17.11% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 129 | 21.64% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 129 | 21.64% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 53 | 8.89% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 24 | 4.03% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 0 | 2.75% | |
| $200,000 or more | 0 | 2.92% | |
| Median family income (dollars) | 38,333 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 14,913 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 29,205 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 20,341 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 34 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 30 | 88.24% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 23 | 67.65% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 20 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 20 | 100.0% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 13 | 65.0% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 180 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 119 | 66.11% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 23 | 12.78% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 54 | 30.0% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 26 | 14.44% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 79 | 43.89% | 31.63% |