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Lafayette Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Lafayette Area is $23,301, which is lower than the state average of $24,558 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Lafayette Area median household income is $44,864. On average Lafayette Area residents spend 18.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #432

Lafayette Area	23,301 USD
Indiana	24,558 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette Area	21,102 USD
Indiana	28,217 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette Area	25,100 USD
Indiana	34,960 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette Area	18,023 USD
Indiana	22,318 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #484

Lafayette Area	44,864 USD
Indiana	48,374 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lafayette Area	59,437 USD
Indiana	62,715 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lafayette Area	4.81%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lafayette Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lafayette Area		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.16%	$10,144, see rank	20.69%	$11,770	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	23.25%	$17,650, see rank	28.96%	$17,401	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.95%	$2,788, see rank	2.45%	$3,117	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	14.73%	$18,798, see rank	18.52%	$17,252	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lafayette Area	62,109 USD
Indiana	60,012 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lafayette Area	75,570 USD
Indiana	73,803 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lafayette Area	Indiana	U.S.
White	$47,441, see rank	$50,806	$56,203
Black	$26,187, see rank	$30,609	$35,564
Hispanic	$33,478, see rank	$38,326	$41,994
Asian	$23,966, see rank	$52,348	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,759, see rank	$36,928	$37,469
One Race, Other	$38,013, see rank	$35,857	$40,405
Two or More Races	$33,586, see rank	$38,208	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lafayette Area	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$16,957, see rank	$22,742	$25,955
25 to 44	$50,464, see rank	$53,331	$58,073
45 to 64	$65,501, see rank	$59,295	$64,486
65 or over	$38,095, see rank	$33,732	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lafayette Area	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	164,144, see rank	5,067,379	243,810,053
Male¹	83,341, 50.77%, see rank	48.68%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	56,524, 67.82%, see rank	70.24%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	56, 0.07%, see rank	0.16%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	56,468, 67.76%, see rank	70.08%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,674, 91.51%, see rank	90.08%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,794, 8.49%, see rank	9.92%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	26,817, 32.18%, see rank	29.76%	29.80%
Female¹	80,803, 49.23%, see rank	51.32%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	49,184, 60.87%, see rank	60.00%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	49,184, 60.87%, see rank	59.97%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	45,378, 92.26%, see rank	91.15%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,806, 7.74%, see rank	8.85%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	31,619, 39.13%, see rank	40.00%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lafayette Area	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	94,825, 100%	2,923,571	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	72,922, 76.90%, see rank	82.86%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,214, 9.72%, see rank	9.26%	10.03%
Public Transportation	2,537, 2.68%, see rank	1.06%	4.98%
Walked	4,902, 5.17%, see rank	2.18%	2.82%
Other Means	1,742, 1.84%, see rank	1.38%	1.76%
Worked at Home	3,508, 3.70%, see rank	3.26%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lafayette Area	18.2 minutes
Indiana	23.0 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lafayette Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	97,052	2,978,847	141,996,548
Male¹	51,674, 53.24%, see rank	52.27%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,543, 35.88%, see rank	28.36%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	7,113, 13.77%, see rank	12.92%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,362, 14.25%, see rank	16.32%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	524, 1.01%, see rank	0.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,303, 6.39%, see rank	9.10%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,712, 22.67%, see rank	25.73%	17.87%
Female¹	45,378, 46.76%, see rank	47.73%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,172, 40.05%, see rank	36.00%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	10,382, 22.88%, see rank	21.33%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,950, 28.54%, see rank	32.78%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	186, 0.41%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	188, 0.41%, see rank	0.29%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,385, 7.46%, see rank	9.15%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lafayette Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	97,052, 100%	2,978,847	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,813, 1.87%, see rank	1.44%	1.90%
Construction	4,686, 4.83%, see rank	5.97%	6.49%
Manufacturing	15,495, 15.97%, see rank	18.41%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	1,707, 1.76%, see rank	2.66%	2.83%
Retail Trade	10,619, 10.94%, see rank	11.42%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,872, 2.96%, see rank	5.20%	5.00%
Information	1,065, 1.10%, see rank	1.68%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,542, 4.68%, see rank	5.39%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,987, 6.17%, see rank	7.74%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	32,337, 33.32%, see rank	22.94%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,584, 9.88%, see rank	8.92%	9.18%
Public Administration	2,269, 2.34%, see rank	3.52%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,076, 4.20%, see rank	4.71%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lafayette Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	36,566	19.46%, see rank	14.75%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	4,713	10.35%, see rank	10.64%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.