2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Yorktown, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in West Lafayette, is 62% less than it is in Yorktown and is 140% below the National Average.
- Yorktown unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- West Lafayette unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Yorktown, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.1%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.7%36.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.7%4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,958$20,727$37,638
 Household Income$76,250$28,744$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,628$98,343$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yorktown, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.8%29.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%7.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.3%13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.6%3.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K15.4%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.5%7.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.9%8.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.4%6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yorktown, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.0%10.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.7%14.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%22.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.4%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.8%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.6%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%15.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.6%2.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%6.1%13.1%
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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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