Indiana is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 14,289 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Indiana is the 63rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Indiana is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Indiana is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indiana who work in food service (16.74%), office and administrative support (11.32%), and teaching (10.61%). Also of interest is that Indiana 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: 8.91% 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. Indiana is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Indiana to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy. One of the benefits of Indiana is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.10 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.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Indiana, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Indiana is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.68% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Indiana in 2022 was $21,332, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,328 for a family of four. However, Indiana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Indiana is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Indiana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indiana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Indiana include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Indiana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
