Paoli is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,601 people and four associated neighborhoods, Paoli is the 162nd largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Paoli is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.06% of the Paoli workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Paoli is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Paoli who work in sales jobs (13.03%), office and administrative support (8.79%), and healthcare suport services (8.18%). One of the benefits of Paoli is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.04 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. As is often the case in a small town, Paoli doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in Paoli is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.58% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Paoli in 2022 was $28,823, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,292 for a family of four. However, Paoli contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Paoli home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paoli residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Paoli include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Paoli is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
