Indiana is a medium-sized borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 14,294 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Indiana is the 63rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Indiana is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 87.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Indiana is a borough of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indiana who work in food service (18.53%), office and administrative support (11.85%), and sales jobs (7.72%). Also of interest is that Indiana has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Indiana is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Indiana to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Indiana spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Indiana ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Indiana, 48.94% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Indiana in 2022 was $26,286, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,144 for a family of four. However, Indiana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Indiana is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Indiana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indiana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Indiana include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Indiana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
