What is the population of Lafayette city?

Lafayette city has 70,650 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 976 in Indiana.

What is the median household income in Lafayette city?

Median household income in Lafayette city is $52,946 a year, 32.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lafayette city?

Median gross rent is $1,039 a month and the median home value is $157,600, so rent absorbs about 23.5% of median household income.

Is Lafayette city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lafayette city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lafayette, IN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lafayette, Indiana (Lafayette, IN — Census place “Lafayette city”) is 70,650 residents, ranking #10 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $52,946, the median home is worth $157,600 and median gross rent runs $1,039 a month. Looking for the Lafayette Indiana ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Lafayette, IN: 47901, 47904, 47905, 47909.

Population: 70,650Lafayette city residents
Median household income: $52,946Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $157,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,039Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 47.6%Owner-occupied households

Lafayette ZIP codes (Indiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lafayette.

The Lafayette IN ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Lafayette city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lafayette city median would spend about 23.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 47.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lafayette city, IN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lafayette city is a small city in Indiana, with 70,650 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #10 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 33.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Lafayette city earn a median of $52,946 a year, 32.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lafayette city is valued at $157,600, 48.1% below the national figure and 8% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,039 a month, 26.1% below the national figure, or roughly $12,468 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 47.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Lafayette city?: Lafayette city has 70,650 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 976 in Indiana.
What is the median household income in Lafayette city?: Median household income in Lafayette city is $52,946 a year, 32.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lafayette city?: Median gross rent is $1,039 a month and the median home value is $157,600, so rent absorbs about 23.5% of median household income.
Is Lafayette city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lafayette city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lafayette city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.