ZIP 47905 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 47905 (Lafayette, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, IN · Tippecanoe County
uszips 2026
People42,219
Median age36.3
Household income$65,861
Home value$232,030
Median rent$1,107/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+32.6%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Wider region
- Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 135 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,755
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 75.2% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,330.
Education (adults 25+)
51.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.8%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 54.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.4%
- Rent burden
- 28.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.0%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 10.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.1%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.