New Albany is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 37,506 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, New Albany is the 25th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Albany is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Albany is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Albany who work in office and administrative support (12.67%), sales jobs (9.19%), and management occupations (7.43%). Of important note, New Albany is also a city of artists. New Albany has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape New Albany’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.68% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 New Albany citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.05% of adults in New Albany have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in New Albany in 2022 was $29,688, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,752 for a family of four. However, New Albany contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Albany is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Albany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Albany residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Albany include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in New Albany is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
