Lapel, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

2,668

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.1

6.32% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.38%

8.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,778

2.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$220,400

Population & Diversity

Lapel, IN is home to a population of 2.67k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.225% of Lapel, IN residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2024, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.31k people) in Lapel, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 163 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 69 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Lapel, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lapel, IN was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lapel, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lapel, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.31k ± 310
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
163 ± 126
White (Hispanic)
69 ± 68

4.2%

Hispanic Population

112 people

4.2% of the people in Lapel, IN are hispanic (112 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lapel, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

0.225%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

0.662%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

As of 2024, 0.225% of Lapel, IN residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lapel, IN was 0.662%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lapel, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
34 ± 52
Vietnam
31 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
18 ± 25

Lapel, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lapel, IN.

Economy

The economy of Lapel, IN employs 1.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lapel, IN were Retail Trade (176 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (176 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (151 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,179), Manufacturing ($81,688), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,893).

Employment

Occupations

1.38k

2024 Value

± 235

4.7%

1 Year growth

± 22.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lapel, IN grew at a rate of 4.7%, from 1.32k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lapel, IN, are Management Occupations (183 people), Sales & Related Occupations (179 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (173 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lapel, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.38k

2024 Value

± 235

4.7%

1 Year growth

± 22.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lapel, IN grew at a rate of 4.7%, from 1.32k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lapel, IN, are Retail Trade (176 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (176 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (151 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lapel, IN, though some of these residents may live in Lapel, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,151

Median earning men ± $11,340

$46,354

Median earning women ± $9,651

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,639), Manufacturing ($81,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,993).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,071), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,139), and Retail Trade ($50,647).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lapel, IN was $220,400 in 2024, which is 0.662 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $201,900 to $220,400, a 9.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Lapel, IN is 70.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lapel, IN have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lapel, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$220,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,652

$731

Median Property Taxes

±$141

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lapel, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lapel, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.2%

Homeownership

2024

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.2% of the housing units in Lapel, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lapel, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,778

Median Household Income

± $13,270

1.04k

Number of Households

± 185

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.04k households in Lapel, IN grew to $79,778 from the previous year's value of $77,563.

The following chart displays the households in Lapel, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lapel, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Worked At Home (16.7%)
Carpooled (3.71%)

In 2024, 75.7% of workers in Lapel, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.7%) and those who carpooled to work (3.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lapel, IN have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.623% of the workforce in Lapel, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lapel, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lapel, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lapel, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lapel, IN (168 out of 2.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lapel, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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