About Ogden Dunes

Ogden Dunes is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,312 people and just one neighborhood, Ogden Dunes is the 307th largest community in Indiana.

Ogden Dunes is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ogden Dunes is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ogden Dunes who work in management occupations (18.39%), teaching (11.46%), and sales jobs (11.46%).

Of important note, Ogden Dunes is also a town of artists. Ogden Dunes has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ogden Dunes's character.

Also of interest is that Ogden Dunes has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Ogden Dunes is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Ogden Dunes is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ogden Dunes a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ogden Dunes has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ogden Dunes's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Ogden Dunes, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Ogden Dunes 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.

Ogden Dunes Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Ogden Dunes, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Ogden Dunes is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.00% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ogden Dunes in 2000 was $49,852, which is wealthy relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $199,408 for a family of four.

The people who call Ogden Dunes home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ogden Dunes is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ogden Dunes include German, English, Irish, Polish, Italian, Swedish, Serbian, Greek, Slovak, and Croatian.

The most common language spoken in Ogden Dunes is English. Some people also speak Spanish.