Census tracts · West Lafayette, IN

Census tracts in West Lafayette, Indiana

10 census tracts lie mostly within West Lafayette, and 4 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $12,644 in Tract 55 to $109,531 in Tract 51.02, against $34,891 for West Lafayette as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of West Lafayette earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within West Lafayette and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 51.02 $109,531
Tract 52 $83,297
Tract 51.01 $62,321
Tract 102.08 $42,781
Tract 54.01 $21,262
Tract 112 $14,890
Tract 54.02 $14,490
Tract 55 $12,644

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in West Lafayette

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside West Lafayette.

Census tracts in or partly in West Lafayette, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of West Lafayette (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 54.0118157005401	1.2 mi southeast	Tippecanoe County	3,403±551	$21,262	not published	$1,156	100%
Tract 10418157010400	1.1 mi south	Tippecanoe County	8,248±332	not published	not published	not published	100%
Tract 10518157010500	1.6 mi south	Tippecanoe County	1,811±289	not published	not published	$1,211	100%
Tract 5518157005500	1.7 mi south	Tippecanoe County	5,462±678	$12,644	not published	$1,223	98%
Tract 11218157011200	0.8 mi southeast	Tippecanoe County	6,541±520	$14,890	$296,100	$1,323	96%
Tract 5218157005200	0.9 mi east	Tippecanoe County	4,841±819	$83,297	$330,700	$983	92%
Tract 51.0118157005101	1.5 mi north	Tippecanoe County	2,903±322	$62,321	$351,200	$997	83%
Tract 54.0218157005402	1.9 mi southeast	Tippecanoe County	2,072±450	$14,490	not published	$1,339	81%
Tract 51.0218157005102	1.9 mi northeast	Tippecanoe County	5,735±539	$109,531	$373,200	$991	81%
Tract 102.0818157010208	1.0 mi northwest	Tippecanoe County	5,630±602	$42,781	$306,200	$1,226	68%
Tract 102.0918157010209	1.5 mi west	Tippecanoe County	3,528±538	$64,674	$304,000	$1,353	48%
Tract 102.0718157010207	3.0 mi north	Tippecanoe County	4,286±390	$121,357	$395,100	$1,165	46%
Tract 102.0618157010206	3.2 mi northwest	Tippecanoe County	6,393±666	$39,853	$271,800	$1,242	11%
Tract 10618157010600	7.3 mi southwest	Tippecanoe County	5,741±443	$110,743	$325,500	$1,228	10%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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