Depauw is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,289 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Depauw is the 230th largest community in Indiana.

Depauw is a blue-collar town, with 39.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Depauw is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Depauw who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.14%), sales jobs (7.48%), and management occupations (5.79%).

Of important note, Depauw is also a town of artists. Depauw has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Depauw's character.

Also of interest is that Depauw has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Depauw, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Depauw Information and Demographics

The citizens of Depauw are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.19% of adults in Depauw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Depauw in 2000 was $19,944, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,776 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Depauw is English.