Lafayette City, Indiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Lafayette Population: 56397 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 27868 49.41% Female 28529 50.59%       Under 5 years 3927 6.96% 5 to 9 years 3700 6.56% 10 to 14 years 3350 5.94% 15 to 19 years 3712 6.58% 20 to 24 years 6417 11.38% 25 to 34 years 9797 17.37% 35 to 44 years 7853 13.92% 45 to 54 years 6678 11.84% 55 to 59 years 2275 4.03% 60 to 64 years 1913 3.39% 65 to 74 years 3307 5.86% 75 to 84 years 2626 4.66% 85 years and over 842 1.49%       Median age (years) 31.7       18 years and over 43324 76.82% Male 21141 37.49% Female 22183 39.33% 21 years and over 40582 71.96% 62 years and over 7856 13.93% 65 years and over 6775 12.01% Male 2587 4.59% Female 4188 7.43%       Race     One race % White 50143 88.91% Black or African American 1816 3.22% American Indian and Alaska Native 210 0.37% Asian 689 1.22% Asian indian 88 0.16% Chinese 179 0.32% Filipino 76 0.13% Japanese 102 0.18% Korean 96 0.17% Vietnamese 89 0.16% Other Asian 59 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.04% Native Hawaiian 10 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% Samoan 6 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 2601 4.61% Two or more races 914 1.62%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 56397 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 5136 9.11% Mexican 4249 7.53% Puerto Rican 195 0.35% Cuban 51 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 641 1.14% Not Hispanic or Latino 51261 90.89% White alone 47896 84.93%       Relationship     Total Population 56397 100.00% In households 55688 98.74% Householder 24060 42.66% Spouse 10217 18.12% Child 14494 25.7% Own child under 18 years 11886 21.08% Other relatives 2318 4.11% Under 18 years 776 1.38% Nonrelatives 4599 8.15% Unmarried partner 1652 2.93% In group quarters 709 1.26% Institutionalized population 524 0.93% Non-Institutionalized population 185 0.33%       Households by Type     Total Households 24060 100.0 % Family households (families) 13670 56.82% With own children under 18 years 6493 26.99% Married-couple family 10217 42.46% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 2458 10.22% With own children under 18 years 1587 6.6% Non Family households 10390 43.18% Householder living alone 7990 33.21% Householder 65 years and over 2268 9.43%       Households with individuals under 18 years 7088 29.46% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4768 19.82%       Average Household size 2.31 Average family size 2.98       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 25602 100.00% Occupied housing units 24060 93.98% Vacant housing units 1542 6.02% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 71 0.28% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 24060 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 12719 52.86% Renter-occupied housing units. 11341 47.14%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.45 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.16

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