Inola is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 1,895 people and two associated neighborhoods, Inola is the 183rd largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Inola is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Inola is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Inola who work in office and administrative support (13.46%), sales jobs (7.88%), and management occupations (7.55%). A relatively large number of people in Inola telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.34% 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!) Inola 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. Inola has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Inola than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Inola may be for you.The citizens of Inola are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.98% of adults in Inola have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Inola in 2022 was $28,502, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,008 for a family of four. However, Inola contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Inola is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Inola home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Inola residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Inola include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Inola is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
