U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

West Lafayette, IN

Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Latitude: 40.441935     Longitude: -86.912409
Population 28,599 (2005)



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1882862, place: West Lafayette city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 26,386 (100%)
In labor force: 15,351 (58.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,341 (58.14%)
----Employed: 13,725 (52.02%)
----Unemployed: 1,616 (6.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.5%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 11,035 (41.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,198 (42.44%)
In labor force: 6,358 (24.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,358 (24.1%)
----Employed: 5,949 (22.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 908 (3.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 428 (1.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,250 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,860 (66.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 941 (7.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 256 (1.93%)
Walked: 2,561 (19.33%)
Other means: 272 (2.05%)
Worked at home: 360 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,725 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,239 (52.74%)
Service occupations: 2,320 (16.9%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,830 (20.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 154 (1.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 357 (2.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 825 (6.01%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 183 (1.33%)
Construction: 296 (2.16%)
Manufacturing: 1,133 (8.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 131 (0.95%)
Retail trade: 1,582 (11.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 113 (0.82%)
Information: 346 (2.52%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 395 (2.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 727 (5.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,445 (46.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,739 (12.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 402 (2.93%)
Public administration: 233 (1.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,836 (64.38%)
Government workers: 4,391 (31.99%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 407 (2.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 91 (0.66%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,522 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,393 (22.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,172 (11.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,714 (16.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,015 (9.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 979 (9.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,126 (10.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 872 (8.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 741 (7.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 278 (2.64%)
$200,000 or more: 232 (2.2%)
Median household income: $24,869

With earnings: 9,116 (86.64%)
--Mean earnings: $41,479
With Social Security income: 1,539 (14.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,522
With Supplemental Security Income: 76 (0.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,240
With public assistance income: 77 (0.73%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,771
With retirement income: 1,095 (10.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,050

Families: 3,694 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 267 (7.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 119 (3.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 252 (6.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 171 (4.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 472 (12.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 677 (18.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 652 (17.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 623 (16.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 252 (6.82%)
$200,000 or more: 209 (5.66%)
Median family income: $71,510

Per capita income: $18,337

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,787
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,218

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 351 (9.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 160 (4.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 115 (3.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 109 (2.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 62 (1.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43 (1.16%)
Individuals: 9,099 (246.32%)
--18 years and over: 8,781 (237.71%)
----65 years and over: 73 (1.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 273 (7.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 97 (2.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 8,224 (222.63%)

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