Lafayette, Indiana People

People in Lafayette, Indiana

The population in Lafayette is 72,174. There are 2,457 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Lafayette is 31.6, the US median age is 37.4. The number of people per household in Lafayette is 2.3, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Lafayette

- 45.0% are married
- 14.2% are divorced
- 28.0% are married with children
- 23.1% have children, but are single

Race in Lafayette

- 75.8% are white
- 7.7% are black
- 2.2% are asian
- 0.1% are native american
- 0.1% claim Other
- 12.6% claim Hispanic Ethnicity

ESTIMATED TOTAL POPULATION BY AGE

PEOPLE	Lafayette, Indiana	United States
	72,174	321,004,407
	66,148	308,745,538
	56,397	285,036,114
	43,764	251,960,433
	64.92%	27.40%
	27.97%	12.62%
	2,457	91
	29	3,531,905
	0	264,837
	32.4	37.8
	51.12%	50.77%
	48.88%	49.23%
RACE
	75.58%	61.46%
	8.43%	12.29%
	1.62%	5.29%
	0.13%	0.65%
	0.00%	0.16%
	0.00089	0.00223
	1.95%	2.32%
	12.20%	17.60%
FAMILY
	31,230	118,825,921
	16,987	78,298,703
	14,243	40,527,218
	2.27	2.63
	42.40%	50.21%
	57.60%	49.80%
	40.82%	48.18%
	1.59%	2.02%
	36.96%	33.11%
	5.15%	5.83%
	15.49%	10.85%
	26.71%	31.13%
	38.33%	42.26%
	23.65%	16.35%
	11.32%	10.27%

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Population

Population Density (per sq. mile)

Median Age (US Avg: 37.4)

Percent Female (US Avg: 50.8%)

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Reviews for Lafayette 16 Reviews

Crime increasing - 8/27/2013
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... Read More

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Home of Purdue University - 10/19/2012
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... Read More

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Lafayette, going downhill due to crimes and drugs. - 4/12/2011
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... Read More

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47901

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