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Population (year 2000): 28,778. Estimated
population in July 2005: 28,599 (-0.6% change)
Males: 16,455 (57.2%), Females: 12,323 (42.8%)
Tippecanoe County
Zip codes:
47906.
Median resident age: 22.3 years
Median household income: $24,869 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,400 (year 2000)
Races in West Lafayette:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
- Chinese (3.6%)
- Asian Indian (3.4%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Black (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other Asian (1.4%)
- Korean (1.4%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Japanese (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (26.8%), Irish (12.3%),
English (11.5%), Polish (5.9%), United States (4.0%), Italian
(4.0%).
Elevation: 617 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Lafayette
- High school or higher: 96.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 40.2%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Lafayette city
- Never married: 62.5%
- Now married: 31.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 3.1%
- Divorced: 2.8%
13.4% Foreign born (9.2% Asia, 2.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,511 (+9.6%).
Hospital/medical center in West Lafayette:
- WABASH VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (2900 NORTH RIVER
ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Lafayette:
- LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LAFAYETTE,
IN)
- ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles;
LAFAYETTE, IN)
- WHITE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
MONTICELLO, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Lafayette:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; ID:
LAF)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 55 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
- INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
ID: IND)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Lafayette:
- DELPHI MUNI (about 19 miles; DELPHI, IN; ID: 1I9)
- WHITE COUNTY (about 21 miles; MONTICELLO, IN; ID:
MCX)
- FLORA MUNI (about 27 miles; FLORA, IN; ID: 5I2)
Amtrak station near West Lafayette:
- 2 miles: LAFAYETTE (DEPOT AT 200 NORTH ST.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in West Lafayette:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (Full-time
enrollment: 36,407; Location: 1076 FREEHAFER HALL;
Public; Website: www.purdue.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- IRVINE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL (Location: 127 N
WESTERN AVE; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
West Lafayette:
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
FT enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 70 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 70
miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 76 miles;
INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
Public high schools in West Lafayette:
- WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON HIGH SCH (Students:
1,468; Location: 5701 N 50 W; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST LAFAYETTE JR/SR HIGH SCH (Students:
1,037; Location: 1105 N GRANT ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Lafayette:
- KLONDIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 893;
Location: 3311 KLONDIKE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 521;
Location: 600 CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 03)
- KLONDIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 513;
Location: 3307 KLONDIKE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BURNETT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
492; Location: 5700 N 50 W; Grades: KG - 05)
- HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY (Students: 422;
Location: 1200 N SALISBURY; Grades: 04 - 06)
- NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location:
620 CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in West Lafayette:
- BURGETT'S CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 160;
Location: 1788 US #52 WEST; Grades: PK - KG)
- MONTESSORI SCH OF GR LAFAYETTE (Students:
141; Location: PO BOX 2311; Grades: PK - 2)
- KINDER CARE LEARNING CTR #573 (Students: 75;
Location: 180 WEST SAGAMORE PARKWAY; Grades: PK - KG)
- PLEASANTVIEW S D A SCHOOL (Students: 22;
Location: 3509 SOLDIERS HOME RD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in West Lafayette:
- WEST LAFAYETTE PL (Operating income:
$693,413; Location: 208 W COLUMBIA AVE; 108,763 books;
4,834 audio materials; 3,486 video materials; 484 serial
subscriptions)
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