Wabash is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 10,347 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wabash is the 79th largest community in Indiana. Wabash has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
One of the benefits of Wabash is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.62 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Wabash overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wabash, 22.15% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wabash in 2022 was $30,366, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,464 for a family of four. However, Wabash contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Wabash home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wabash residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wabash include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Wabash is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.