Corydon is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,168 people and three associated neighborhoods, Corydon is the 177th largest community in Indiana. Corydon has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.Corydon is a blue-collar town, with 35.92% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Corydon is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Corydon who work in teaching (10.16%), healthcare (10.02%), and food service (8.52%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Corydon 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.In terms of college education, Corydon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.69% of adults 25 and older in Corydon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Corydon in 2022 was $32,037, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,148 for a family of four. However, Corydon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Corydon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Corydon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Corydon include German, English, Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Corydon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
