Paoli is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,845 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Paoli is the 165th largest community in Indiana.

Paoli is a blue-collar town, with 41.3% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Paoli is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Paoli who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.32%), sales jobs (8.76%), and management occupations (6.07%).

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.20 minutes getting to work every day.

Paoli is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Paoli isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.27% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Paoli doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Paoli Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Paoli rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.66% of adults 25 and older in Paoli have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Paoli in 2000 was $14,313, which is low income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $57,252 for a family of four.

The people who call Paoli home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Paoli is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Paoli include German, English, and Irish.

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