Paragon is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 565 people and just one neighborhood, Paragon is the 397th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Paragon was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Paragon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.11% of the Paragon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Paragon is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Paragon who work in healthcare (9.92%), food service (9.09%), and office and administrative support (7.85%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Paragon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Paragon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Paragon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.48 minutes every day commuting to work.
Paragon 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.
The population of Paragon has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.37% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Paragon in 2022 was $23,379, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,516 for a family of four. However, Paragon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Paragon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paragon residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Paragon include English, Irish, German, Ukrainian, and Pennsylvania German.
The most common language spoken in Paragon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 51.7% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.2% of American neighborhoods.
Furthermore, with 5.6% of employed workers living in the neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 98.9% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 11.4% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.7% of all neighborhoods in America.
The neighborhood is unique for having just 6.2% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.0% of America's neighborhoods.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Paragon are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 62.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 51.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 21.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.0%), and 10.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.4%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Paragon, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (6.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (5.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.4%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (35.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (76.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.