Seymour is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 21,618 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Seymour is the 46th largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Seymour is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.09% of the Seymour workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Seymour is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seymour who work in office and administrative support (10.46%), management occupations (9.10%), and teaching (5.52%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.11 minutes getting to work every day.The percentage of adults in Seymour who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.65% of the adults in Seymour have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Seymour in 2022 was $29,538, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,152 for a family of four. However, Seymour contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Seymour is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Seymour home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seymour residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Seymour also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Seymour include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Seymour is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
