Wheatfield is a tiny town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 938 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wheatfield is the 341st largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wheatfield is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.64% of the Wheatfield workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Wheatfield is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Wheatfield who work in sales jobs (15.76%), office and administrative support (9.24%), and healthcare (3.53%). Also of interest is that Wheatfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Wheatfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.56 minutes every day commuting to work. Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wheatfield in 2022 was $25,995, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,980 for a family of four. However, Wheatfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wheatfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wheatfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wheatfield include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Wheatfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
