Lafayette, IN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lafayette, IN: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 98,078. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LAFAYETTE-IN · Lafayette, IN 4 ZIPs · 98,078 pop · #18666/25278 · Tippecanoe County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $58,197
- RANK-LOWER #18666/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Clarks Hill
- BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 45% owners
- POP-SMALL 98,078
- SPREAD-MOD 47901→47909
- HOME-MID $212,000
Nearest income peer: Clarks Hill, IN (+ $2,522 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lafayette
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lafayette on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- West Lafayette · lowest
West Lafayette · lowest
$53,103 median HH income
- Lafayette · this city
Lafayette · this city
$58,197 median HH income
- Clarks Hill · near
Clarks Hill · near
$60,719 median HH income
- Stockwell · near
Stockwell · near
$60,756 median HH income
- Dayton · near
Dayton · near
$78,553 median HH income
- Westpoint · highest
Westpoint · highest
$125,526 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lafayette, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 26th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 98,078
- city population (Census)
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,197
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,197 and poverty 16.9% concentrate in 47909.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (44.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,067 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Indiana, Otwell is the closest lower-income city and Lyons the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lafayette.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lafayette differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 47904 has a median home value of $133,100, compared with $256,500 in 47901. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.9×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 9.7 points
47901 to 47909
47904 to 47901
47909 to 47901
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lafayette residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Lafayette: the largest, 47909, is only about 40% of 98,078 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Lafayette
Citywide ZBP: 2,742 establishments, 58,271 employees , annual payroll $3,132,111k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47905 (1,401 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (419) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Lafayette, IN
These ZIP codes sit in Tippecanoe County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Lafayette. See the Tippecanoe County roll-up →
Lafayette sits in the lower half of Tippecanoe County on income: Battle Ground, Westpoint and Dayton report more, and only West Lafayette reports less. Westpoint marks the far end of that range at $125,526, 116% above Lafayette.
Side-by-side: Compare 47909 vs 47905 →
Lafayette roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lafayette, .