Lafayette, IN Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school14,906100.0
Nursery school, preschool8855.9
Kindergarten8415.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,45636.6
High school (grades 9-12)2,58017.3
College or graduate school5,14434.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over35,312100.0
Less than 9th grade2,1116.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,85910.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)12,09634.3
Some college, no degree6,99319.8
Associate degree1,8765.3
Bachelor's degree5,11914.5
Graduate or professional degree3,2589.2
Percent high school graduate or higher83.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over45,307100.0
Never married13,85430.6
Now married, except separated22,57349.8
Separated4931.1
Widowed2,9276.5
Female
2,4515.4
Divorced5,46012.1
Female
3,0776.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years618100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren24339.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over43,228100.0
Civilian veterans5,39312.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years11,411100.0
With a disability1,19610.5
Population 21 to 64 years33,971100.0
With a disability5,77917.0
Percent employed
61.3(X)
No disability28,19283.0
Percent employed
81.3(X)
Population 65 years and over6,329100.0
With a disability2,88745.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over52,255100.0
Same house in 199521,98442.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199528,69154.9
Same county
16,06230.7
Different county
12,62924.2
Same state
6,31812.1
Different state
6,31112.1
Elsewhere in 19951,5803.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population56,244100.0
Native51,79492.1
Born in United States
51,50091.6
State of residence
37,54666.8
Different state
13,95424.8
Born outside United States
2940.5
Foreign born4,4507.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,6624.7
Naturalized citizen
1,0161.8
Not a citizen
3,4346.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)4,450100.0
Europe47210.6
Asia66014.8
Africa140.3
Oceania310.7
Latin America3,18171.5
Northern America922.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over52,255100.0
English only46,39888.8
Language other than English5,85711.2
Speak English less than 'very well
3,1666.1
Spanish
4,5168.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2,7715.3
Other Indo-European languages
7071.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1720.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6151.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2160.4
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population56,244100.0

Total ancestries reported

53,01194.3
Arab660.1
Czech12280.4
Danish1090.2
Dutch1,8743.3
English5,2359.3
French (except Basque)11,7063.0
French Canadian12730.5
German12,22621.7
Greek1530.3
Hungarian1320.2
Irish16,52111.6
Italian1,2942.3
Lithuanian520.1
Norwegian3880.7
Polish1,0701.9
Portuguese330.1
Russian1710.3
Scotch-Irish8621.5
Scottish1,0301.8
Slovak1280.2
Subsaharan African1050.2
Swedish6081.1
Swiss1310.2
Ukrainian1340.2
United States or American6,58611.7
Welsh2950.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)460.1
Other ancestries11,55520.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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