ZIP 47909 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 47909 (Lafayette, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, IN · Tippecanoe County
uszips 2026
People43,561
Median age34.3
Household income$68,035
Home value$221,354
Median rent$1,127/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+31.9%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
- Wider region
- Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 143 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,168
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.3% are 65 or older; 73.5% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,871.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 54.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 32.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.5%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 4.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.