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West Lafayette, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Lafayette, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,711. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WEST-LAFAYETTE-OH · West Lafayette, OH 1 ZIPs · 4,711 pop · #20298/25278 · Coshocton County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,177
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20298/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fresno
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,711
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $133,700

Nearest income peer: Fresno, OH (+ $580 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 West Lafayette

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Lafayette on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, West Lafayette, OH sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,711
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,177
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,177 average) · poverty 24.6%. The primary code (43845) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Lafayette as a pure owner town.

Within Ohio, Barnesville is the closest lower-income city and Uhrichsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Lafayette.

Population concentration

West Lafayette's single ZIP 43845 carries the town

West Lafayette is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 43845 is the entire residential footprint (4,711 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP West Lafayette

Citywide ZBP: 61 establishments, 580 employees , annual payroll $19,923k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 43845 (61 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (12) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in West Lafayette, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Coshocton County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Lafayette. See the Coshocton County roll-up →

West Lafayette lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Coshocton County: Warsaw and Walhonding earn more and Conesville and Plainfield earn less. Conesville marks the far end of that range at $35,897, 34% below West Lafayette.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
43845 4,711 $54,177 61 63
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West 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 West Lafayette, .