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," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Ogden Dunes is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Ogden Dunes's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Ogden Dunes, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.95 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Ogden Dunes does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Ogden Dunes Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Ogden Dunes is a pretty powerful place. 55.00% of the adults in Ogden Dunes have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

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.