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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Lafayette is $21,875, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. West Lafayette median household income is $28,507, which has grown by 14.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Lafayette residents spend 14.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #259

West Lafayette, IN	21,875 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	8,234 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	10,094 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	6,496 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #641

West Lafayette, IN	28,507 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	53,895 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #310

West Lafayette, IN	14.63%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	West Lafayette, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.46%	$13,927, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	16.69%	$19,121, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.12%	$507, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.13%	$31,871, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	88,777 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	107,564 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Lafayette, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$32,646, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$24,263, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,750, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$18,646, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
One Race, Other	$26,538, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$52,578, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Lafayette, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$11,683, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,313, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$88,665, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$53,875, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	West Lafayette, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	27,685, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	14,931, 53.93%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,992, 53.53%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	39, 0.26%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,953, 53.27%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,335, 92.23%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	618, 7.77%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,939, 46.47%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	12,754, 46.07%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,855, 45.91%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,855, 45.91%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,505, 94.02%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	350, 5.98%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,899, 54.09%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	West Lafayette, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,457, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,151, 57.41%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	914, 7.34%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	906, 7.27%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	2,390, 19.19%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	640, 5.14%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	456, 3.66%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Lafayette, IN	14.9 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Lafayette, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,840	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	7,335, 57.13%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,361, 59.45%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,212, 16.52%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	955, 13.02%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43, 0.59%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	108, 1.47%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	525, 7.16%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	5,505, 42.87%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,948, 53.55%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,113, 20.22%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,367, 24.83%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.15%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	69, 1.25%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

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

Industry

	West Lafayette, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,840, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	88, 0.69%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	143, 1.11%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	820, 6.39%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	91, 0.71%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,032, 8.04%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	105, 0.82%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	267, 2.08%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	559, 4.35%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	990, 7.71%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,576, 51.21%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,547, 12.05%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	261, 2.03%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	361, 2.81%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	West Lafayette, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,900	40.16%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	326	8.36%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.