Population

Lafayette's current population is 51,068 people with 22,232 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 6.8% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 3.3% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 28.7 which is well below the state average of 38.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.18 persons. This area is not very family centric with 39.9% of the households being family households and with 21.1% having children in the home and 14.2% of the population being under 15 and an additional 28.9% being under 24. Another 27.2% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 17.1% between 45-64 years old leaving 12.7% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Lafayette has a daytime employee population of 33,985 versus a permanent population of 51,068 meaning the daytime employee population is 66.5% of the permanent population living in the area and 58.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 29.9% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Lafayette is higher than the state and lower than US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Lafayette area are White 75.5%, Black 7.2%, Asian 8.6%, 5.1% other races and 11.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Lafayette, Indiana		Indiana	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Lafayette
		Indiana
Latitude / Longitude:		40.416702, -86.875287
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		51,068	96,990	6,847,004	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		47,425	88,223	6,488,205	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		50,672	95,543	6,807,410	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		52,769	100,665	7,017,217	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		6.8%	8.3%	4.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.7%	0.8%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		28.7	26.1	38.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		5.2%	5.2%	6.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		4.6%	4.6%	6.2%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		4.3%	4.1%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		28.9%	34.1%	13.2%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		27.2%	25.4%	25.9%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		13,909	24,656	1,775,847	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		17.1%	15.3%	25.1%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		8,716	14,813	1,719,457	83,512,738
65 years and over		12.7%	11.3%	17.2%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		6,462	10,951	1,174,943	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		14.2%	13.9%	18.6%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		7,240	13,526	1,272,906	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages