Speedway is a medium-sized town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 14,157 people and four associated neighborhoods, Speedway is the 65th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Speedway is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Speedway is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Speedway who work in office and administrative support (13.21%), sales jobs (8.48%), and teaching (7.10%). Also of interest is that Speedway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.58% 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. The education level of Speedway citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.44% of adults in Speedway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Speedway in 2022 was $33,825, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,300 for a family of four. However, Speedway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Speedway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Speedway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Speedway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Speedway include German, English, Irish, Nigerian, and African. In addition, Speedway has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.37%). The most common language spoken in Speedway is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
