Wheatfield is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 938 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wheatfield is the 341st largest community in Indiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Wheatfield, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Wheatfield, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Wheatfield’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Wheatfield does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $80,625.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wheatfield is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 51.77% of the Wheatfield workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Wheatfield is a town of transportation and shipping workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wheatfield who work in office and administrative support (8.84%), sales jobs (7.83%), and business and financial occupations (5.30%). Also of interest is that Wheatfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Wheatfield is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Wheatfield with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.24% of adults in Wheatfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wheatfield in 2022 was $30,327, 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 $121,308 for a family of four. However, Wheatfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wheatfield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wheatfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wheatfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Wheatfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wheatfield include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wheatfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
