ZIP 47901 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 47901 (Lafayette, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, IN · Tippecanoe County
uszips 2026
People4,585
Median age30.5
Household income$47,206
Home value$234,629
Median rent$1,036/mo
Poverty22.8%
College degree+56.0%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Wider region
- Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,950 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,774
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
5.9% are 65 or older; 88.1% are adults.
Household income
19.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,878.
Education (adults 25+)
51.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 21.4%
- Never married
- 60.8%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 1.4%
- Family size
- 2.31
- Dual-income families
- 49.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 8.1%
- Rent burden
- 27.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.8%
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 15.8%
- No health insurance
- 10.7%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.