Edinburgh is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 4,429 people and three associated neighborhoods, Edinburgh is the 141st largest community in Indiana.Unlike some towns, Edinburgh isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Edinburgh are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Edinburgh is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edinburgh who work in office and administrative support (22.07%), sales jobs (9.61%), and food service (7.24%). A relatively large number of people in Edinburgh telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.78% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. 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!) Edinburgh 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. Edinburgh has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Edinburgh than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Edinburgh may be for you. Being a small town, Edinburgh does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Edinburgh has a very low overall level of education: only 9.19% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Edinburgh in 2022 was $25,378, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,512 for a family of four. However, Edinburgh contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Edinburgh home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edinburgh residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edinburgh include German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Edinburgh is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
