Muncie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 65,081 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Muncie is the 12th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Muncie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Muncie is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Muncie who work in teaching (17.28%), sales jobs (13.13%), and management occupations (10.06%). Also of interest is that Muncie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The city of Muncie is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The population of Muncie is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.80% of adults in Muncie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Muncie in 2022 was $29,207, 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 $116,828 for a family of four. However, Muncie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Muncie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Muncie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Muncie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Muncie include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Muncie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.
