The Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Indiana, anchored by the cities of Lafayette and

West Lafayette West Lafayette () is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister c ...

. As of the July 1, 2021, the MSA had an estimated population of 224,709. Metro area population in 2021 is 237,130 and was 235,066 in 2020, a growth of 16% over 2010. In

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, the Lafayette, Indiana metro area population was 210,297.

Counties

Benton Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabam ...

* Carroll * Tippecanoe

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

* Lafayette (Principal city)

Places with 25,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

(Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

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Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

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* Flora * Fowler * Otterbein * Oxford * Shadeland

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* Boswell *

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* Clarks Hill

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

Ambia Ambia may refer to : Places and jurisdictions in Africa * Ambia (Mauretania), an ancient former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see * Ambia, Ihosy, Madagascar, a town * Ambia, Mahabo, Madagascar, a town Places and jurisdictions elsew ...

Burlington Burlington may refer to: Places Canada Geography * Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador * Burlington, Nova Scotia * Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington" * Burlington, Prince Edward Island * Burlington Bay, no ...

* Earl Park * Yeoman

Unincorporated places

Townships

Benton County

Carroll County

Tippecanoe County

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 178,541 people, 66,502 households, and 40,652 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.27% White, 2.14% African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.74%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.29% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race were 4.86% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $40,381, and the median income for a family was $49,625. Males had a median income of $34,515 versus $22,899 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,677.

Combined Statistical Area

The Lafayette–West Lafayette– Frankfort Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of four counties in Indiana. The statistical area includes one

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and one micropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the CSA had a population of 256,906 (though a July 1, 2021 estimate placed the population at 257,774).

Components

*Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) **Lafayette–West Lafayette (Benton, Carroll, and Tippecanoe counties) *Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA) **Frankfort (

Clinton County Clinton County may refer to: *Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States: **Clinton County, New York **Clinton County, Ohio *Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, s ...

)

References

{{Great Lakes Megalopolis Benton County, Indiana Carroll County, Indiana Tippecanoe County, Indiana