Indian Wells is a tiny town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 232 people and two associated neighborhoods, Indian Wells is the 178th largest community in Arizona.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Indian Wells is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.07% of the Indian Wells workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Indian Wells is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indian Wells who work in sales jobs (14.75%), food service (11.48%), and art, media, and design (11.48%). Of important note, Indian Wells is also a town of artists. Indian Wells has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Indian Wells’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Indian Wells’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Indian Wells is worth considering. One downside of living in Indian Wells, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 50.58 minutes every day commuting to work. Indian Wells 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.Indian Wells ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 2.60% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Indian Wells in 2022 was $10,950, which is low income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $43,800 for a family of four. Indian Wells also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.68% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Indian Wells home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Wells residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Indian Wells include Portuguese, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Indian Wells is Native American languages. Other important languages spoken here include Navajo and English.
