2024 Compare Cities Economy:
College Park, MD vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in West Lafayette, is 59% less than it is in College Park and is 140% below the National Average.
- College Park unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- West Lafayette unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 College Park, MDWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.6%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.1%36.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,640$20,727$37,638
 Household Income$69,736$28,744$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,326$98,343$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 College Park, MDWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.3%29.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%7.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.9%13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.6%5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%3.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.1%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%7.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.5%8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.3%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.5%6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 College Park, MDWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.0%14.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.7%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library14.9%22.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.8%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.8%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%15.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%2.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%6.1%13.1%
Reviews for College Park    1 Reviews

There are a lot of options for students who want to live near campus. Closer to campus is definitely the most expensive area, around 800-1200 per month. There are a lot  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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