ZIP 47906 · West Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 47906 (West Lafayette, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Lafayette, IN · Tippecanoe County
uszips 2026
People75,198
Median age22.3
Household income$53,103
Home value$319,100
Median rent$1,217/mo
Poverty28.6%
College degree+63.8%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Wider region
- Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 217 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 27,234
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.6% are 65 or older; 86.1% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,692.
Education (adults 25+)
64.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.3%
- Never married
- 62.7%
- Divorced
- 4.6%
- Widowed
- 2.4%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 57.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.5%
- Rent burden
- 58.5%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.7%
- Veterans
- 2.8%
- With a disability
- 7.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.