About Pekin

Pekin is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 5,868 people and just one neighborhood, Pekin is the 113rd largest community in Indiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Pekin is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.8% of the Pekin workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Pekin is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pekin who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.85%), sales jobs (5.97%), and teaching (4.97%).

In Pekin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Pekin is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Pekin, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.49% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Pekin 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.

Pekin Information and Demographics

In Pekin, just 10.69% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Pekin in 2000 was $16,551, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,204 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Pekin is English.