Rising Sun is a very small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,228 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rising Sun is the 226th largest community in Indiana. Rising Sun has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rising Sun is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rising Sun is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rising Sun who work in office and administrative support (14.43%), sales jobs (6.74%), and healthcare suport services (6.50%). Being a small city, Rising Sun does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Rising Sun is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.86% of adults 25 and older in Rising Sun have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rising Sun in 2022 was $30,119, 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 $120,476 for a family of four. However, Rising Sun contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rising Sun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rising Sun residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rising Sun include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Rising Sun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
