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West Lafayette, IN vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson is 0% more densely populated than West Lafayette.
- People are 87.9% more likely to be married in Anderson.
- The Median Age is 17.7 years older in Anderson.
 West Lafayette, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,459329,725,481
 Female Population44.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population55.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.238.4
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 Population - 201042,055  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,734285,036,114
 Population - 199025,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now99.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,276.693.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 West Lafayette, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2035.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 641.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 West Lafayette, INAnderson, INUnited States
 White66.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.6%12.2%
 Asian21.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 West Lafayette, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Married Population21.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married73.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.232.60
 Households13,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,73180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,082  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

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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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
Over 11 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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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews
D · Sacramento, CA
Sleepy but affortable
Over 7 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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Lou · Seattle, WA
Great People - Great Community - Great Houses - I
Over 14 years ago

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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Jefferson · Anderson, IN
Very inexpensive
Over 14 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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