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47904

Lafayette, IN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,257
Median household income
$51,687
People below poverty
17.1%
Median home value
$133,100

Income

The median income of households in 47904 was $51,687. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 2.7
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 18.7
$50,000 to $74,999 27
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 9.1
$150,000 to $199,999 2
$200,000 or more 4.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45945
Female 40593

An estimated 78.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 23.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,291. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.3
Social Security 23.4
Retirement income 21.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.7
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.6

In 2020-2024, 14 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 47904 in 2020-2024, 90.9% had health insurance coverage and 9.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.8% and public coverage was 42.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.5%.


In 2020-2024, 47904 had a total population of 16,257 - 7,889 (48.5%) females and 8,368 (51.5%) males. The median age was 34.1 years. An estimated 21.9% of the population was under 18 years, 43.6% was 19 to 44 years, 19% was 45 to 64 years, and 14 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 47904 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 442 551
5 to 9 557 480
10 to 14 520 564
15 to 19 393 301
20 to 24 976 716
25 to 29 859 696
30 to 34 821 534
35 to 39 558 692
40 to 44 680 556
45 to 49 400 481
50 to 54 433 232
55 to 59 450 225
60 to 64 478 391
65 to 69 380 447
70 to 74 178 330
75 to 79 87 326
80 to 84 114 156
85 and over 42 211

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.7% were White; 4.3% were Black or African American; 8.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 2.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 15.3% of the people in 47904 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 71.8% of the people in 47904 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,941 households in 47904. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.1% of the households in 47904 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.8% of all households, while 28.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.1% of all households.

In 47904, 27% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.1
Cohabiting Couples 13.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 31.6% of males and 34.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.8 33.3
Now married, except separated 31.6 34.3
Separated 2.4 2.4
Widowed 2.8 8.2
Divorced 13.4 21.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 47904, 194 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.8% of the people living in 47904 were U.S. natives. 62% of the 47904 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.2% of 47904 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 7.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 25.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 47904 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 47904.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 66.6
Asia 24.9
Europe 6.1
Africa 1
Northern America 1.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 47904 in 2020-2024, 13.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.9% of people at least five years old; 9.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 47904 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.1
Different house, same county 11.3
Different county, same state 4.1
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 47904 was 3,886 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 216 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,317. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,353.

Educational Attainment of People in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.6
High school diploma or equivalency 41.5
Some college, no degree 17.6
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 14.9
Graduate or professional degree 5.3

Disability

In 47904, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.7% of people under 18 years old, to 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 47904, 59.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,103 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,133 14.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 474 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 47904 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 19.1
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 14.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 2.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 47904 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,176 28.2
Service occupations 1,765 22.9
Sales and office occupations 1,223 15.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 682 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,864 24.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.3% of 47904 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.5
Walked 2.6
Other means 1
Worked from home 6.9

In 2020-2024, 47904 had a total of 7,557 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 31.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 31.3
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 35.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 47904 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 46.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 47904 had 6,941 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 616 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 43.2% while renters occupied 56.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.19 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.2.

5.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.8% and another 12.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 47904:

House Heating Fuel Used in 47904 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 72.8
Electricity 26.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 47904 was $133,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.5 % had a mortgage. 27.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $941 and for owners without a mortgage it was $373.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 47904 was $996. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.