Paoli is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,617 people and four associated neighborhoods, Paoli is the 162nd largest community in Indiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Paoli is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Paoli is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Paoli who work in healthcare suport services (12.77%), sales jobs (12.67%), and office and administrative support (11.89%). A relatively large number of people in Paoli telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Paoli has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Paoli has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Paoli than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Paoli may be for you. Paoli 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 citizens of Paoli are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.00% of adults in Paoli have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Paoli in 2022 was $31,494, 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 $125,976 for a family of four. However, Paoli contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Paoli is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paoli home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paoli residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Paoli include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Paoli is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and African languages.
