ZIP 47904 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 47904 (Lafayette, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, IN · Tippecanoe County
uszips 2026
People16,257
Median age34.1
Household income$51,687
Home value$133,223
Median rent$996/mo
Poverty17.1%
College degree+20.2%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Wider region
- Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,089 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,941
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.0% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
15.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,393.
Education (adults 25+)
53.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.9%
- Never married
- 41.9%
- Divorced
- 19.7%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 49.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.5%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 5.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.