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Lafayette, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Lafayette is a Census city of 71,159 people across 30.37 square miles of land, in Tippecanoe County. Median household income is $53,716, 46.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 144 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $47.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lafayette
What Lafayette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.37 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,343
- County holding the largest share of its areaTippecanoe County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
How many people live in Lafayette
- Population71,159
- Median age33.0
- Population under 1816,671
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over9,778
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent
- Households32,242
- Family households17,584
- Share of households that are families54.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Income and work in Lafayette
- Median household income$53,716
- Per capita income$30,390
- Civilian labor force37,148
- Employed35,821
- Unemployed1,327 plus or minus 279
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over46,381
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Housing in Lafayette
- Housing units34,079
- Occupied units32,242
- Vacant units1,837 plus or minus 379
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied15,051
- Renter occupied17,191
- Ownership rate46.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,079
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent
- Single family units20,510
- Share single family60.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,084
- Share in buildings of two or more38.4 percent
- Mobile homes446 plus or minus 145
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
How Lafayette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute32,437
- Commuting under 15 minutes15,224
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,346
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.3 percent
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport2.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
SBA loans in Lafayette (7(a))
- Approvals144
- Gross approval$47,521,700
- Average approval$330,012
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$631,850
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,160
- Jobs per approval8.1
- Loans with a final outcome31
- Paid in full29
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans6.5 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.3 percent
- Share to franchises9.0 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS71
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lafayette
SBA loans in Lafayette (504)
- Approvals60
- Gross approval$46,722,000
- Average approval$778,700
- Median approval$530,000
- Largest approval$3,231,000
- Jobs supported688
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 18 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lafayette
Flood risk in Lafayette
- NFIP communityCity of Lafayette
- NFIP community number180253
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/17
The City of Lafayette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180253 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tippecanoe County, not Lafayette
Tippecanoe County context, not Lafayette figures
- Establishments in Tippecanoe County3,857
- Covered employment, Tippecanoe County92,794
- Average annual pay, Tippecanoe County$61,152
- Housing units permitted, Tippecanoe County1,548
Every figure in this section is published for Tippecanoe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lafayette.
All Tippecanoe County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lafayette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lafayette, Indiana?
71,159, in 32,242 households. Lafayette city covers 30.37 square miles of land, which is 2,343 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lafayette in?
Tippecanoe County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lafayette?
$53,716. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,800. Median gross rent is $1,079 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lafayette businesses?
144 7(a) approvals totaling $47.5 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 60 504 approvals worth $46.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lafayette borrowers get paid back?
Of the 31 loans that have reached a final outcome, 29 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 6.5 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Lafayette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lafayette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lafayette, city of, community 180253, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lafayette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tippecanoe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lafayette.
Is zoning published for Lafayette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.