Speedway is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 13,695 people and four associated neighborhoods, Speedway is the 65th largest community in Indiana.
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: 7.78% 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.
In terms of college education, Speedway is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.13% of adults in Speedway have a college degree.
The per capita income in Speedway in 2022 was $32,230, 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 $128,920 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 Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Speedway's cultural character, accounting for 15.32% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Speedway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.