It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ketchum has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ketchum has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ketchum than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ketchum may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Ketchum doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Ketchum are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.87% of adults in Ketchum having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ketchum in 2022 was $23,447, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,788 for a family of four. However, Ketchum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ketchum is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ketchum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ketchum residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ketchum include German, Irish, European, Scottish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Ketchum is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
