West Lafayette, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	28,778	100.0

Male	16,455	57.2
Female	12,323	42.8

Under 5 years	718	2.5
5 to 9 years	783	2.7
10 to 14 years	923	3.2
15 to 19 years	3,667	12.7
20 to 24 years	12,633	43.9
25 to 34 years	2,928	10.2
35 to 44 years	1,924	6.7
45 to 54 years	1,860	6.5
55 to 59 years	620	2.2
60 to 64 years	495	1.7
65 to 74 years	892	3.1
75 to 84 years	849	3.0
85 years and over	486	1.7

Median age (years)	22.3	(X)

18 years and over	25,779	89.6
Male	14,910	51.8
Female	10,869	37.8
21 years and over	19,168	66.6
62 years and over	2,532	8.8
65 years and over	2,227	7.7
Male	803	2.8
Female	1,424	4.9

RACE
One race	28,322	98.4
White	23,985	83.3
Black or African American	684	2.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.2
Asian	3,263	11.3
Asian Indian	990	3.4
Chinese	1,041	3.6
Filipino	102	0.4
Japanese	261	0.9
Korean	401	1.4
Vietnamese	58	0.2
Other Asian ¹	410	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	336	1.2
Two or more races	456	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	24,352	84.6
Black or African American	765	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	102	0.4
Asian	3,506	12.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	51	0.2
Some other race	485	1.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,778	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	920	3.2
Mexican	381	1.3
Puerto Rican	150	0.5
Cuban	17	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	372	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,858	96.8
White alone	23,454	81.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,778	100.0
In households	23,640	82.1
Householder	10,462	36.4
Spouse	2,887	10.0
Child	3,409	11.8
Own child under 18 years	2,891	10.0
Other relatives	489	1.7
Under 18 years	62	0.2
Nonrelatives	6,393	22.2
Unmarried partner	267	0.9
In group quarters	5,138	17.9
Institutionalized population	215	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	4,923	17.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,462	100.0
Family households (families)	3,591	34.3
With own children under 18 years	1,557	14.9
Married-couple family	2,887	27.6
With own children under 18 years	1,281	12.2
Female householder, no husband present	457	4.4
With own children under 18 years	222	2.1
Nonfamily households	6,871	65.7
Householder living alone	3,417	32.7
Householder 65 years and over	763	7.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,618	15.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,486	14.2

Average household size	2.26	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	10,819	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,462	96.7
Vacant housing units	357	3.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	21	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,462	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,368	32.2
Renter-occupied housing units	7,094	67.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.11	(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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