West Lafayette Population and Demographics

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West Lafayette City, Indiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent West Lafayette Population: 28778 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 16455 57.18% Female 12323 42.82%       Under 5 years 718 2.49% 5 to 9 years 783 2.72% 10 to 14 years 923 3.21% 15 to 19 years 3667 12.74% 20 to 24 years 12633 43.9% 25 to 34 years 2928 10.17% 35 to 44 years 1924 6.69% 45 to 54 years 1860 6.46% 55 to 59 years 620 2.15% 60 to 64 years 495 1.72% 65 to 74 years 892 3.1% 75 to 84 years 849 2.95% 85 years and over 486 1.69%       Median age (years) 22.3       18 years and over 25779 89.58% Male 14910 51.81% Female 10869 37.77% 21 years and over 19168 66.61% 62 years and over 2532 8.8% 65 years and over 2227 7.74% Male 803 2.79% Female 1424 4.95%       Race     One race 28322 98.42% White 23985 83.34% Black or African American 684 2.38% American Indian and Alaska Native 45 0.16% Asian 3263 11.34% Asian indian 990 3.44% Chinese 1041 3.62% Filipino 102 0.35% Japanese 261 0.91% Korean 401 1.39% Vietnamese 58 0.2% Other Asian 410 1.42% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.03% Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Some other race 336 1.17% Two or more races 456 1.58%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 28778 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 920 3.2% Mexican 381 1.32% Puerto Rican 150 0.52% Cuban 17 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 372 1.29% Not Hispanic or Latino 27858 96.8% White alone 23454 81.5%       Relationship     Total Population 28778 100.00% In households 23640 82.15% Householder 10462 36.35% Spouse 2887 10.03% Child 3409 11.85% Own child under 18 years 2891 10.05% Other relatives 489 1.7% Under 18 years 62 0.22% Nonrelatives 6393 22.21% Unmarried partner 267 0.93% In group quarters 5138 17.85% Institutionalized population 215 0.75% Non-Institutionalized population 4923 17.11%       Households by Type     Total Households 10462 100.0 % Family households (families) 3591 34.32% With own children under 18 years 1557 14.88% Married-couple family 2887 27.6% With own children under 18 years 1281 12.24% Female householder, no husband present 457 4.37% With own children under 18 years 222 2.12% Non Family households 6871 65.68% Householder living alone 3417 32.66% Householder 65 years and over 763 7.29%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1618 15.47% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1486 14.2%       Average Household size 2.26 Average family size 2.89       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 10819 100.00% Occupied housing units 10462 96.7% Vacant housing units 357 3.3% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 0.19% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 10462 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3368 32.19% Renter-occupied housing units. 7094 67.81%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.57 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.11

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