About Eaton

Eaton is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,589 people and just one neighborhood, Eaton is the 280th largest community in Indiana. Eaton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Eaton is a blue-collar town, with 47.0% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Eaton is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Eaton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.03%), sales jobs (12.88%), and food service (4.69%).

Eaton 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 Eaton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.28% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Eaton 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.

Eaton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Eaton ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.76% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Eaton in 2000 was $13,833, 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 $55,332 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Eaton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.