2025 Compare Cities Economy:
West Lafayette, IN vs Windham, NH

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- Household income in Windham, is 483% more than it is in West Lafayette and is 59% above the National Average.
- West Lafayette unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Windham unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 West Lafayette, INWindham, NHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,727  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$167,641$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,343  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Lafayette, INWindham, NHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock36.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Lafayette, INWindham, NHUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library22.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.5%13.1%
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 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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Over 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Windham    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Small community with 12k or so residents. Quiet, primarily residential town. Commercial developments are mostly in the adjacent town of Salem, NH. Very high quality  More

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