One thing that you will notice about Lafayette is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Lafayette a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lafayette spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.91 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Lafayette is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.84% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lafayette in 2022 was $29,523, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,092 for a family of four. However, Lafayette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lafayette is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lafayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lafayette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lafayette also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lafayette include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lafayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
