Indian Wells is a tiny town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 232 people and two associated neighborhoods, Indian Wells is the 178th largest community in Arizona.When you are in Indian Wells, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.47% of Indian Wells’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Indian Wells is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Indian Wells who work in healthcare suport services (12.94%), office and administrative support (9.41%), and sales jobs (9.41%). Of important note, Indian Wells is also a town of artists. Indian Wells has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Indian Wells’s character. A relatively large number of people in Indian Wells telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Indian Wells’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Indian Wells is worth considering. In Indian Wells, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 47.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Indian Wells is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Indian Wells has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.84% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Indian Wells in 2022 was $11,801, which is low income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,204 for a family of four. Indian Wells also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.61% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Indian Wells home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Wells residents report their race to be Native American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Indian Wells include Portuguese, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Indian Wells is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and English.
