Lafayette.
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Indiana·Tippecanoe County
24 tracts·71K people·$173K median·2,406/mi²
White 69 · Hispanic 14 · Black 10 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 34 · Other 30
Manufacturing 26 · Health 24 · Retail 19 · Professional 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Production · transport 25 · Service 18 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 8 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lafayette is $172,800 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Lafayette has 71,159 residents across 19 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.0; the population is 68.7% White, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Black, 3.4% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 27.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.8% (Census ACS).
Edgelea Elementary School (43%), Amelia Earhart Elementary School (41%) and Glen Acres Elementary School (40%) lead the elementary schools; Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate (26%) and Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School (26%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,079/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lafayette is $53,716 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lafayette, median rent is $1,079/month and the median home value is $172,800 (Census ACS).
Lafayette reported 5.1 violent crimes and 21.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lafayette are winter weather (87), cold wave (87) and hail (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lafayette, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).