De Motte is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 4,234 people and three associated neighborhoods, De Motte is the 147th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, De Motte is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, De Motte is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in De Motte who work in healthcare (10.92%), sales jobs (9.66%), and management occupations (9.23%). One downside of living in De Motte is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In De Motte, the average commute to work is 31.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, De Motte does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of De Motte overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in De Motte, 21.26% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in De Motte in 2022 was $35,254, 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 $141,016 for a family of four. However, De Motte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. De Motte is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call De Motte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of De Motte residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in De Motte include German, Dutch, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in De Motte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
