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, Lafayette isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lafayette are a mix 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.55 minutes getting to work every day.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: 28.12% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
