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Anderson, IN vs Lafayette, IN

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- Household income in Lafayette, is 17% more than it is in Anderson and is 45% below the National Average.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Lafayette unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Anderson, INLafayette, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.8%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,597$27,982$37,638
 Household Income$40,632$47,690$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,800$61,061$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Anderson, INLafayette, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.4%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.3%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%12.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.8%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.8%11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.9%1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Anderson, INLafayette, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.8%10.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.2%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.3%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.9%7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%7.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.7%23.7%13.1%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 13 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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