Because of many things, Pendleton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pendleton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Pendleton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pendleton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Pendleton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Pendleton 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: 33.57% of adults in Pendleton have a college degree.
The per capita income in Pendleton in 2022 was $45,872, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,488 for a family of four. However, Pendleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pendleton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pendleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pendleton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pendleton include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pendleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
