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West Lafayette city, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
West Lafayette city is a Census city of 45,159 people across 13.56 square miles of land, in Tippecanoe County. Median household income is $34,891, 29.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 41 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.3 m.
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West Lafayette
What West Lafayette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.56 sq mi
- Water area0.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,330
- 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.
West Lafayette
How many people live in West Lafayette
- Population45,159
- Median age21.4
- Population under 183,726
- Share under 188.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,341
- Share 65 and over7.4 percent
- Households15,062
- Family households4,787
- Share of households that are families31.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lafayette
Income and work in West Lafayette
- Median household income$34,891
- Per capita income$24,882
- Civilian labor force21,257
- Employed20,295
- Unemployed962 plus or minus 269
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over13,523
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher73.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree44.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lafayette
Housing in West Lafayette
- Housing units16,824
- Occupied units15,062
- Vacant units1,762 plus or minus 363
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied4,424
- Renter occupied10,638
- Ownership rate29.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$350,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,225
- Annual rent as a share of median income42.1 percent
- Single family units5,715
- Share single family34.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,083
- Share in buildings of two or more65.9 percent
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lafayette
How West Lafayette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,606
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,502
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,717 plus or minus 359
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Drove alone48.3 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport4.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked22.4 percent
- Worked from home15.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Lafayette
SBA loans in West Lafayette (7(a))
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$24,273,700
- Average approval$592,041
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,356,300
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported706
- Jobs per approval17.2
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full10
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.1 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.2 percent
- Share to franchises12.2 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Lafayette
SBA loans in West Lafayette (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$9,578,000
- Average approval$798,167
- Median approval$557,000
- Largest approval$2,602,000
- Jobs supported123
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tippecanoe County, not West Lafayette
Tippecanoe County context, not West Lafayette figures
These are Tippecanoe County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Lafayette measurements.
- Establishments in Tippecanoe County3,857
- Employment at those establishments, Tippecanoe County75,889
- Covered employment, Tippecanoe County92,794
- Average annual pay, Tippecanoe County$61,152
- Average weekly wage, Tippecanoe County$1,176
- Housing units permitted, Tippecanoe County1,548
- Of those, single family, Tippecanoe County457
- County product, 2024, Tippecanoe County$13,688,692,000
- County product change over the prior year, Tippecanoe County5.1 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Tippecanoe County$56,587
Every figure in this section is published for Tippecanoe County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Lafayette. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Lafayette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Lafayette, Indiana?
45,159, in 15,062 households. West Lafayette city covers 13.56 square miles of land, which is 3,330 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West 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 West Lafayette?
$34,891. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $350,000. Median gross rent is $1,225 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Lafayette businesses?
41 7(a) approvals totalling $24.3 m, across 18 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $9.6 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Lafayette, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Lafayette borrowers get paid back?
Of the 11 loans that have reached a final outcome, 10 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.1 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page West Lafayette figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 West Lafayette.
Is zoning published for West Lafayette?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.