Paoli is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,600 people and four associated neighborhoods, Paoli is the 162nd largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Paoli is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.06% of the Paoli workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Paoli is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Paoli who work in sales jobs (13.03%), office and administrative support (8.79%), and healthcare suport services (8.18%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Paoli spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.04 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Paoli 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 percentage of people in Paoli with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.58% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Paoli in 2022 was $28,823, 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 $115,292 for a family of four. However, Paoli contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Paoli home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paoli residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Paoli include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Paoli is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
