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A town of 34,621. Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns.

Population
34,621
+7.7% since 2010
Median home value
$223K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
34.5
years
Jobs based here
8,594
A commuter town

What makes Wea stand out

The 3 things Wea does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

91% of working residents leave Wea for work

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

54% → Lafayette Lafayette 54% 12% → West Lafayette West Lafayette 12% 2% → Center Center 2% 2% → Frankfort Frankfort 2% 1% → Washington Washington 1% 1% → Shadeland Shadeland 1% Wea · 9% stay
8,594jobs based in Wea
9%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wea

Most working residents leave Wea for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (54%), West Lafayette (12%) and Center (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

9%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wea9%
Lafayette54%
West Lafayette12%
Center2%
Frankfort2%
5 mi
median commute distance
8,594
jobs based in Wea
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns

Wea beats the Indiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outWeaIN
Fewer adults with obesity30.9%38.4%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke3%3.5%
Franciscan Health Lafayette
3.3 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 →
Outdoors

0.4% of Wea is conserved land

2.6 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
Map of Wea: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.4%
conserved · 89 of 22,964 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#239
most walkable in IN
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Armstrong Park—30
2. Mar Len Park0.2 mi29
3. Commons Park—9
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools

Wea’s public schools outperform 76% of Indiana districts

The public schools Wea’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 8 schools →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.

13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
10
paid flood claims since 1981
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wea has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

About Wea

Township in Indiana, United States

Wea Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 31,660 and it contained 13,022 housing units.

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

Population
34,098
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
630 ft

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