Lafayette, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	56,397	100.0

Male	27,868	49.4
Female	28,529	50.6

Under 5 years	3,927	7.0
5 to 9 years	3,700	6.6
10 to 14 years	3,350	5.9
15 to 19 years	3,712	6.6
20 to 24 years	6,417	11.4
25 to 34 years	9,797	17.4
35 to 44 years	7,853	13.9
45 to 54 years	6,678	11.8
55 to 59 years	2,275	4.0
60 to 64 years	1,913	3.4
65 to 74 years	3,307	5.9
75 to 84 years	2,626	4.7
85 years and over	842	1.5

Median age (years)	31.7	(X)

18 years and over	43,324	76.8
Male	21,141	37.5
Female	22,183	39.3
21 years and over	40,582	72.0
62 years and over	7,856	13.9
65 years and over	6,775	12.0
Male	2,587	4.6
Female	4,188	7.4

RACE
One race	55,483	98.4
White	50,143	88.9
Black or African American	1,816	3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	210	0.4
Asian	689	1.2
Asian Indian	88	0.2
Chinese	179	0.3
Filipino	76	0.1
Japanese	102	0.2
Korean	96	0.2
Vietnamese	89	0.2
Other Asian ¹	59	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	10	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	8	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	2,601	4.6
Two or more races	914	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	50,999	90.4
Black or African American	2,053	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	507	0.9
Asian	808	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.1
Some other race	2,937	5.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	56,397	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,136	9.1
Mexican	4,249	7.5
Puerto Rican	195	0.3
Cuban	51	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	641	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,261	90.9
White alone	47,896	84.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	56,397	100.0
In households	55,688	98.7
Householder	24,060	42.7
Spouse	10,217	18.1
Child	14,494	25.7
Own child under 18 years	11,886	21.1
Other relatives	2,318	4.1
Under 18 years	776	1.4
Nonrelatives	4,599	8.2
Unmarried partner	1,652	2.9
In group quarters	709	1.3
Institutionalized population	524	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	185	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	24,060	100.0
Family households (families)	13,670	56.8
With own children under 18 years	6,493	27.0
Married-couple family	10,217	42.5
With own children under 18 years	4,385	18.2
Female householder, no husband present	2,458	10.2
With own children under 18 years	1,587	6.6
Nonfamily households	10,390	43.2
Householder living alone	7,990	33.2
Householder 65 years and over	2,268	9.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,088	29.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,768	19.8

Average household size	2.31	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	25,602	100.0
Occupied housing units	24,060	94.0
Vacant housing units	1,542	6.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	71	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	24,060	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,719	52.9
Renter-occupied housing units	11,341	47.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.45	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.16	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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