Population

West Lafayette's current population is 56,399 people with 18,990 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 9.6% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 4.3% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 23.5 which is well below the state average of 38.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.15 persons. This area is not very family centric with 33.9% of the households being family households and with 17.3% having children in the home and 8.6% of the population being under 15 and an additional 52.0% being under 24. Another 20.9% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 10.8% between 45-64 years old leaving 7.8% 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. West Lafayette has a daytime employee population of 33,571 versus a permanent population of 56,399 meaning the daytime employee population is 59.5% of the permanent population living in the area and 52.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 46.4% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. West Lafayette is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the West Lafayette area are White 69.8%, Black 6.4%, Asian 18.2%, 2.4% other races and 6.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		West Lafayette, Indiana		Indiana	United States
Demographic Characteristic		West Lafayette
		Indiana
Latitude / Longitude:		40.425869, -86.908066
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		56,399	88,703	6,847,004	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		50,504	80,370	6,488,205	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		55,376	87,183	6,807,410	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		58,835	92,663	7,017,217	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		9.6%	8.5%	4.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.9%	0.9%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		23.5	24.7	38.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		3.4%	4.6%	6.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		2.7%	3.9%	6.2%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		2.5%	3.7%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		52.0%	39.5%	13.2%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		20.9%	23.7%	25.9%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		11,768	21,021	1,775,847	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		10.8%	14.0%	25.1%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,083	12,457	1,719,457	83,512,738
65 years and over		7.8%	10.6%	17.2%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		4,381	9,403	1,174,943	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		8.6%	12.2%	18.6%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		4,847	10,827	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