Indiana · Census place 82862
West Lafayette city, IN
Quick answer
West Lafayette city has 44,802 residents, ranking #23 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $33,497, the median home is worth $318,100 and median gross rent runs $1,152 a month.
- Population
- 44,802West Lafayette city residents
- Median household income
- $33,497Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $318,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,152Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 30.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in West Lafayette city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Lafayette city median would spend about 41.3% 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 9.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 37.4% of residents and 30.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Plainfield town 35,783
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