The Town Files

Tippecanoe County, Indiana

189,071 people. The median home is worth $239,300 (typical Indiana town: $150,400) and the median household earns $60,636.

Towns in Tippecanoe County

Towns in Tippecanoe County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Lafayette70,783$172,800$53,71633.0
West Lafayette44,595$350,000$34,89121.4

People and housing

Tippecanoe CountyTypical Indiana town
Median home value$239,300$150,400
Median rent$1,124$888
Median household income$60,636$61,953
Median age28.838.9
Bachelor's degree or higher40.5%17.4%
Below the poverty line19.2%11.6%

Jobs and pay

92,794 jobs in 2024, average pay $61,152 a year.

Largest industries in Tippecanoe CountyManufacturing18,500 jobs · $83,085Health care & social assistan…13,332 jobs · $56,238Hotels & restaurants9,424 jobs · $21,634Retail8,852 jobs · $33,527Administrative & support4,508 jobs · $37,057Construction4,124 jobs · $73,114
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Tippecanoe County0%2%4%6%8%10%2000200420082012201620202023 2.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 598 storm events in Tippecanoe County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Tippecanoe County by type since 1996Hail108Flood111Drought12Tornado30High Wind12Lightning4Heavy Snow15Flash Flood23Strong Wind4Winter Storm22
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Tippecanoe County has been included in 14 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3456: Covid-19
June 8, 2008Severe StormDR-1766: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
January 30, 2008Severe StormDR-1740: Severe Storms And Flooding
March 12, 2007SnowstormEM-3274: Snow
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).