Speedway is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,695 people and four associated neighborhoods, Speedway is the 65th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some towns, Speedway isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Speedway are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Speedway is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Speedway who work in office and administrative support (14.63%), sales jobs (9.20%), and teaching (6.58%). Also of interest is that Speedway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In terms of college education, Speedway is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.13% of adults in Speedway have a college degree. The per capita income in Speedway in 2022 was $32,230, 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 $128,920 for a family of four. However, Speedway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Speedway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Speedway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Speedway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Speedway include German, English, Irish, Nigerian, and Italian. In addition, Speedway has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.32%). The most common language spoken in Speedway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
