Muncie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 67,468 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Muncie is the eighth largest community in Indiana.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Muncie is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Muncie is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Muncie who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.79%), sales jobs (12.26%), and food service (10.01%).

Muncie is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Muncie have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Muncie's economy is one such example of this.

One of the benefits of Muncie is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.35 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Muncie Information and Demographics

The population of Muncie overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Muncie, 18.98% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Muncie in 2000 was $15,814, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,256 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Muncie is English.