Muncie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 67,468 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Muncie is the eighth largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Muncie is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Muncie is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Muncie who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.79%), sales jobs (12.26%), and food service (10.01%).

In addition, Muncie is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Muncie culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Muncie really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Muncie every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Muncie. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Muncie benefits directly from this.

One of the benefits of Muncie is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.35 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Muncie Information and Demographics

The education level of Muncie citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.98% of adults in Muncie have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Muncie in 2000 was $15,814, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,256 for a family of four.

Muncie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Muncie home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Muncie is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Muncie include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Muncie is English.