Lafayette, IN Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Lafayette home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

71,721
Population Estimate
$114,215
Median Home Value
94.8%
Employment Rate
25.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$173
Median Listing Price$346,475
Median Days on Market43
Active Listings237
New Listings136
Total Listings (Active + Pending)364
Avg Listing Price$360,155
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.04
Family Dual Income53.4
Median Household Income$46,374
Median Individual Income$27,025
Home Ownership48.6%
Home Value$114,215
Median Rent$817
Rent Burden29.3%
Poverty16.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.9%
  • Highschool Education31.1%
  • Some College31.5%
  • Bachelors Degree16.0%
  • Graduate Degree9.6%
  • Total College or Above25.6%
  • Stem Degree48.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.9%
  • Female50.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married39.9%
  • Divorced16.9%
  • Never Married37.9%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLafayette
State IDIN
Population71,721

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.7%
19–2921.4%
30–3914.2%
40–4910.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.0%
60–6910.2%
70–795.8%
80+2.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.7%
Unemployment Rate5.2%
Disabled14.3%

ETHNICITY

White83.8%
Black8.6%
Asian1.4%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.9%
Multiple2.2%

OTHER

Hispanic13.5%
Limited English3.1%
Health Uninsured11.3%
Veteran7.1%

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