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Lapel, Indiana - June 2022 - Sarah Stierch

LapelIN

A town of 2,668. Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns.

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Photo: Missvain · CC BY 4.0
Population
2,668
+12.4% since 2010
Typical home
$235K
+1.1% in a year
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
34.1
years
Jobs based here
654
A commuter town

What makes Lapel stand out

The 2 things Lapel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A growing town

Lapel has grown 12.4% since 2010

2,068 people in 2010; 2,668 today.

2,0682010
2,3252020
2,668Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lapel. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lapel

Most working residents leave Lapel for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Noblesville (13%), Anderson (10%) and Fishers (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lapel4%
Noblesville13%
Anderson10%
Fishers7%
Center6%
15 mi
median commute distance
654
jobs based in Lapel
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns

Lapel beats the Indiana average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
9 better23 too close to call0 worse
What stands outLapelIN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%14.7%
Fewer uninsured adults6.3%8.9%
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers
7.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
90th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Lapel home is worth about $235K

The typical Lapel home is worth about $235,000, up 1.1% in a year, 10% below the Indiana typical home.

$235KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lapel$235K
Indiana$260K
+1.1%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Lapel has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring41–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Lapel is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 6,601 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lapel Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Lapel for work

Where Lapel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Noblesville Noblesville 13% 10% → Anderson Anderson 10% 7% → Fishers Fishers 7% 6% → Center Center 6% 5% → Washington Washington 5% 4% → Lawrence Lawrence 4% Lapel · 4% stay
654jobs based in Lapel
4%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lapel

Town in Indiana, United States

Official town website ↗

Lapel is a town in Stony Creek and Green townships, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,325 at the 2020 census, up from 2,068 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,325
Area
10 sq mi
Elevation
860 ft
ZIP code
46051
Area code
765

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