Language Spoken At Home in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 29,013 | 100% |
English only | 22,321 | 76.9% |
Language other than English | 6,692 | 23.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,313 | 8.0% |
Spanish | 771 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 130 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,140 | 7.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 352 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,513 | 12.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,818 | 6.3% |
Other languages | 268 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,047 | 100% |
American | 891 | 3.0% |
Arab | 133 | 0.4% |
Czech | 311 | 1.0% |
Danish | 126 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 408 | 1.4% |
English | 3,003 | 10.0% |
French (except Basque) | 631 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 42 | 0.1% |
German | 7,178 | 23.9% |
Greek | 363 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 123 | 0.4% |
Irish | 4,047 | 13.5% |
Italian | 1,377 | 4.6% |
Lithuanian | 44 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 604 | 2.0% |
Polish | 1,222 | 4.1% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.0% |
Russian | 412 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 191 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 649 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 39 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 428 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 484 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 278 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 74 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 339 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 15 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,977 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,152 | 34.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,902 | 15.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,329 | 27.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,583 | 13.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 265 | 2.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 71 | 0.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 558 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 248 | 2.1% |
Nonfamily households | 7,825 | 65.3% |
Householder living alone | 4,323 | 36.1% |
65 years and over | 1,029 | 8.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,975 | 16.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,947 | 16.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 26,821 | 100% |
Householder | 11,977 | 44.7% |
Spouse | 3,209 | 12.0% |
Child | 4,122 | 15.4% |
Other relatives | 458 | 1.7% |
Nonrelatives | 7,055 | 26.3% |
Unmarried partner | 443 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,545 | 100% |
Never married | 10,327 | 71.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,615 | 24.9% |
Separated | 58 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 167 | 1.1% |
Divorced | 378 | 2.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,517 | 100% |
Never married | 7,490 | 59.8% |
Now married, except separated | 3,472 | 27.7% |
Separated | 74 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 839 | 6.7% |
Divorced | 642 | 5.1% |
Fertility in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 207 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 28 | 13.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 63 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 18 | 28.6% |
Less than 1 year | 18 | 28.6% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 18 | 100% |
Who are female | 18 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 18 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,723 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 300 | 1.6% |
Kindergarten | 108 | 0.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,594 | 8.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 660 | 3.5% |
College or graduate school | 16,061 | 85.8% |
Educational Attainment in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,473 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 89 | 0.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 207 | 1.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,377 | 12.0% |
Some college, no degree | 1,296 | 11.3% |
Associate's degree | 316 | 2.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,285 | 28.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,903 | 42.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 71.4% |
Veteran Status in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,544 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,075 | 4.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,915 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,762 | 5.9% |
Under 18 years | 3,494 | 100% |
With a disability | 70 | 2.0% |
18 to 64 years | 23,889 | 100% |
With a disability | 753 | 3.2% |
65 years and over | 2,532 | 100% |
With a disability | 939 | 37.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,884 | 100% |
Same house | 17,303 | 57.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,552 | 38.7% |
Same county | 8,006 | 26.8% |
Different county | 3,546 | 11.9% |
Same state | 2,088 | 7.0% |
Different state | 1,458 | 4.9% |
Abroad | 1,029 | 3.4% |
Place Of Birth in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,047 | 100% |
Native | 23,753 | 79.1% |
Born in United States | 23,434 | 78.0% |
State of residence | 13,010 | 43.3% |
Different state | 10,424 | 34.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 319 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 6,294 | 20.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,294 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,281 | 20.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,013 | 79.6% |
Year of Entry in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,613 | 100% |
Native | 319 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 319 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,294 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,113 | 17.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,181 | 82.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Lafayette City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,294 | 100% |
Europe | 922 | 14.6% |
Asia | 4,443 | 70.6% |
Africa | 263 | 4.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 442 | 7.0% |
Northern America | 224 | 3.6% |