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Zip Code 47906 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: IN - Indiana

🏑 City: West Lafayette

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Tippecanoe County

⏰ Timezone: America/Indiana/Indianapolis

☎️ Area Codes: 219, 765

Income

The median income of households in 47906 was $51,736. An estimated 15.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7
$25,000 to $34,999 10.6
$35,000 to $49,999 7.6
$50,000 to $74,999 12.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 11.7
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7
$200,000 or more 8.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 59596
Female 52190

An estimated 80.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 17.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,184. 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 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 80.9
Social Security 17.4
Retirement income 15.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.6
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 28.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 37.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 28.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 37.6

In 2019-2023, 2.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 27.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 47906 in 2019-2023, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86.5% and public coverage was 16.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.4%.


In 2019-2023, 47906 had a total population of 74,283 - 34,384 (46.3%) females and 39,899 (53.7%) males. The median age was 22.3 years. An estimated 14.1% of the population was under 18 years, 47.5% was 19 to 44 years, 13.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 47906 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1517 1144
5 to 9 1265 1290
10 to 14 1749 1723
15 to 19 7822 5666
20 to 24 12209 9536
25 to 29 2548 1762
30 to 34 2003 1931
35 to 39 1353 1462
40 to 44 1262 1186
45 to 49 1253 1358
50 to 54 1394 1243
55 to 59 997 1473
60 to 64 1153 1014
65 to 69 1363 1120
70 to 74 797 939
75 to 79 444 506
80 to 84 275 330
85 and over 495 701

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.6% were White; 4.8% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 1.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 47906 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.3% of the people in 47906 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 26,288 households in 47906. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.8% of the households in 47906 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.5% of all households, while 33% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.6% of all households.

In 47906, 20.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
33
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28% of males and 32.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 66.5 57.2
Now married, except separated 28 32.1
Separated 0.2 0.6
Widowed 1.7 4.2
Divorced 3.6 5.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 47906, 357 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 82.2% of the people living in 47906 were U.S. natives. 45.3% of the 47906 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.8% of 47906 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 28.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 34.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 47906 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 47906.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 14.8
Asia 68.6
Europe 6.1
Africa 8.7
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 47906 in 2019-2023, 21 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.2% of people at least five years old; 5.8% 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 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 4.2
Other Indo-European languages 5.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 9.4
Other languages 1.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 63.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 47906 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 63.5
Different house, same county 15.2
Different county, same state 8.5
Different state 9.2
Abroad 3.5

Education

In 2019-2023, 95.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 62.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 47906 was 43,744 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 889 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,743. College or graduate school enrollment was 35,112.

Educational Attainment of People in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.2
High school diploma or equivalency 15.8
Some college, no degree 11.6
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 28.6
Graduate or professional degree 33.7

Disability

In 47906, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 7.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.5% of people under 18 years old, to 5.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 47906, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 28.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 23,692 67.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 10,041 28.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,268 3.6

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 47906 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 2.6
Manufacturing 9.7
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 45.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 47906 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 19,469 55.5
Service occupations 5,831 16.6
Sales and office occupations 5,600 16
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,394 4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,769 7.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60% of 47906 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4
Walked 13.9
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 13.1

In 2019-2023, 47906 had a total of 28,658 housing units. Of these housing units, 47.2% 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"). 49.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 47.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 49.1
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

22.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 47906 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 60% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 47906 had 26,288 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,370 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44.5% while renters occupied 55.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.6 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.

25.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.7% and another 19.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 47906:

House Heating Fuel Used in 47906 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 53.7
Electricity 45.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.4

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 47906 was $280,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.1 % had a mortgage. 36.9% 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 $1,578 and for owners without a mortgage it was $557.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 47906 was $1,157. 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.