Indianapolis is a very large city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 880,621 people and 237 associated neighborhoods, Indianapolis is the largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Indianapolis is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Indianapolis is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indianapolis who work in office and administrative support (12.28%), management occupations (9.42%), and sales jobs (8.67%). Also of interest is that Indianapolis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Indianapolis telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.28% 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. The education level of Indianapolis citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.37% of adults in Indianapolis have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Indianapolis in 2022 was $34,592, 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 $138,368 for a family of four. However, Indianapolis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Indianapolis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Indianapolis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indianapolis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Indianapolis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Indianapolis include German, Irish, English, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Indianapolis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
