Speedway is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,695 people and four associated neighborhoods, Speedway is the 65th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Speedway is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Speedway is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Speedway who work in office and administrative support (14.63%), sales jobs (9.20%), and teaching (6.58%). Also of interest is that Speedway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Speedway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.78% 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. The overall education level of Speedway citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.13% of adults in Speedway have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Speedway in 2022 was $32,230, 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 $128,920 for a family of four. However, Speedway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Speedway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Speedway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Speedway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Speedway include German, English, Irish, Nigerian, and Italian. Speedway also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.32%. The most common language spoken in Speedway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
