Zionsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 8,479 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Zionsville is the 85th largest community in Indiana.

Zionsville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.82% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Zionsville is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zionsville who work in management occupations (24.51%), office and administrative support jobs (13.44%), and sales jobs (12.06%).

In addition, Zionsville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

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

Zionsville 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 Zionsville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.26% 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, Zionsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Zionsville Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Zionsville is a pretty powerful place. 60.14% of the adults in Zionsville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Zionsville in 2000 was $35,049, which is wealthy relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,196 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Zionsville is English.