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Indiana·Tippecanoe County
12 tracts·54K people·$350K median·4,016/mi²
White 65 · Asian 22 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Other 0
Living alone 37 · Other 37 · Married couple 26
Health 62 · Leisure 12 · Professional 11 · Retail 7 · Public admin 3 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Service 19 · Sales · office 14 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 48 · Walk 22 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 9 · Transit 4 · Bike 3
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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 West Lafayette is $350,000 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
West Lafayette has 45,159 residents across 12 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.4; the population is 65.3% White, 21.9% Asian, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 3.5% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 73.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 37.3% (Census ACS).
West Lafayette Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (77%); West Lafayette Intermediate School is the middle school with reported scores (69%); West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School is the high school with reported scores (63%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,225/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West Lafayette is $34,891 a year, 59% below the US median (Census ACS).
In West Lafayette, median rent is $1,225/month and the median home value is $350,000 (Census ACS).
West Lafayette reported 0.6 violent crimes and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West Lafayette are winter weather (92), cold wave (91) and hail (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In West Lafayette, 22.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).