About Saint John

Saint John is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 8,196 people and just one neighborhood, Saint John is the 87th largest community in Indiana.

Saint John is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Saint John is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saint John who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.63%), sales jobs (12.61%), and management occupations (10.69%).

In addition, Saint John is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Saint John 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, Saint John's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Saint John is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Saint John, the average commute to work is 34.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Saint John Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Saint John is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.70% of adults in Saint John have a college degree.

The per capita income in Saint John in 2000 was $24,998, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,992 for a family of four. However, Saint John contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Saint John home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saint John is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saint John include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Slovak, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Saint John is English.