About Darlington

Darlington is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 879 people and just one neighborhood, Darlington is the 345th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Darlington was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

When you are in Darlington, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.4% of Darlington's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Darlington is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Darlington who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.01%), sales jobs (12.24%), and healthcare (5.10%).

Darlington 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 Darlington, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.5% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Darlington Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Darlington is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.32% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Darlington in 2000 was $15,154, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,616 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Darlington is English.