Nappanee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 6,902 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nappanee is the 102nd largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Nappanee was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Nappanee economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Nappanee, where the median household income is $68,892.00.Unlike some cities, Nappanee isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Nappanee are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nappanee is a city of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Nappanee who work in computer science and math (11.65%), healthcare (8.65%), and food service (8.38%). Also of interest is that Nappanee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Nappanee is a small city, 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 people in Nappanee with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Nappanee in 2022 was $37,596, 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 $150,384 for a family of four. However, Nappanee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Nappanee is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nappanee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nappanee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nappanee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nappanee include German, English, Dutch, Irish, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Nappanee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
