Lafayette is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 71,216 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Lafayette is the ninth largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lafayette is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lafayette is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lafayette who work in office and administrative support (10.43%), teaching (8.43%), and management occupations (8.13%). A relatively large number of people in Lafayette telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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 17.55 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of people in Lafayette who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.12% of adults in Lafayette have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lafayette in 2022 was $30,181, 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 $120,724 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 13.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lafayette include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lafayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
