Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowSpotlight on Tippecanoe County
The name was adapted from Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk, the Indian name of an 18th-century trading post in the area.
5 LARGEST CITIES/TOWNS population
Lafayette ……………………………………61,244 West Lafayette …………………………….28,997 Shadeland …………………………………..1,667 Battle Ground ……………………………….1,368 Otterbein ……………………………………..1,243
5 LARGEST EMPLOYERS employees
Purdue University …………………………14,528 Wabash National …………………………..3,200 Lafayette Hospital Inc. …………………….2,400 Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc……..2,350 North Central Health Services…………..2,200
COUNTY MSA*
Population 156,074 1,682,815
Median age 28.8 35.6
Households 61,091 667,391
Average household size
2.32 2.48
Median household income
$46,913 $60,138
Median housing unit value/sale price
$109,362 $115,164
Unemployment rate 3.6 4.4
Labor force 81,016 3,271,496
Education High school or higher
92.3% 89.1%
bachelor’s degree or higher
37.7% 30.7%
*Metropolitan Statistical Area; the Indianapolis MSA includes Marion and surrounding counties and Brown and Putnam counties.
Data was derived from Applied Geographic Solutions, Experian, the U.S. Census and The Indy Partnership’s Employer Database.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.