About Roachdale

Roachdale is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,527 people and just one neighborhood, Roachdale is the 211st largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Roachdale was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Roachdale is a blue-collar town, with 40.8% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Roachdale is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roachdale who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.26%), sales jobs (7.78%), and food service (6.16%).

One downside of living in Roachdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Roachdale, the average commute to work is 32.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Roachdale 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 Roachdale, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.25% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Roachdale 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.

Roachdale Information and Demographics

The population of Roachdale has a very low overall level of education: only 8.35% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Roachdale in 2000 was $17,573, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,292 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Roachdale is English.