About Redkey

Redkey is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,433 people and just one neighborhood, Redkey is the 296th largest community in Indiana. Redkey has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

When you are in Redkey, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 50.5% of Redkey's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Redkey is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Redkey who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.93%), sales jobs (8.52%), and food service (7.89%).

Redkey is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Redkey 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. 97.36% 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.

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

Redkey Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Redkey ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.28% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Redkey in 2000 was $13,906, 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 $55,624 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Redkey is English.