West Lafayette, IN Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,791 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 420 | 2.1 |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 0.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,319 | 6.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 730 | 3.7 |
| College or graduate school | 17,210 | 87.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 10,159 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 134 | 1.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 247 | 2.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,041 | 10.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,256 | 12.4 |
| Associate degree | 401 | 3.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,994 | 29.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 4,086 | 40.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 96.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 69.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 26,580 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 16,614 | 62.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 8,277 | 31.1 |
| Separated | 118 | 0.4 |
| Widowed | 831 | 3.1 |
Female | 686 | 2.6 |
| Divorced | 740 | 2.8 |
Female | 498 | 1.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 50 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 7 | 14.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,961 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,275 | 4.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 9,113 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 482 | 5.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 16,832 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,497 | 8.9 |
Percent employed | 72.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 15,335 | 91.1 |
Percent employed | 62.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,052 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 684 | 33.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,222 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,504 | 23.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 18,931 | 67.1 |
Same county | 3,998 | 14.2 |
Different county | 14,933 | 52.9 |
Same state | 9,479 | 33.6 |
Different state | 5,454 | 19.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,787 | 9.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 28,949 | 100.0 |
| Native | 25,098 | 86.7 |
Born in United States | 24,795 | 85.7 |
State of residence | 13,782 | 47.6 |
Different state | 11,013 | 38.0 |
Born outside United States | 303 | 1.0 |
| Foreign born | 3,851 | 13.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,908 | 10.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 724 | 2.5 |
Not a citizen | 3,127 | 10.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,851 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 568 | 14.7 |
| Asia | 2,647 | 68.7 |
| Africa | 178 | 4.6 |
| Oceania | 15 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 384 | 10.0 |
| Northern America | 59 | 1.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,222 | 100.0 |
| English only | 23,515 | 83.3 |
| Language other than English | 4,707 | 16.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,652 | 5.9 |
Spanish | 946 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 227 | 0.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,472 | 5.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 306 | 1.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,949 | 6.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 999 | 3.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 28,949 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 31,527 | 108.9 |
| Arab | 286 | 1.0 |
| Czech1 | 281 | 1.0 |
| Danish | 163 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 744 | 2.6 |
| English | 3,317 | 11.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 833 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 158 | 0.5 |
| German | 7,716 | 26.7 |
| Greek | 138 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 203 | 0.7 |
| Irish1 | 3,541 | 12.2 |
| Italian | 1,143 | 3.9 |
| Lithuanian | 147 | 0.5 |
| Norwegian | 376 | 1.3 |
| Polish | 1,696 | 5.9 |
| Portuguese | 29 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 302 | 1.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 403 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 824 | 2.8 |
| Slovak | 153 | 0.5 |
| Subsaharan African | 161 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 616 | 2.1 |
| Swiss | 226 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainian | 129 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 1,149 | 4.0 |
| Welsh | 212 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 47 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 6,534 | 22.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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