Because of many things, Yorktown is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Yorktown really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Yorktown perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
As is often the case in a small town, Yorktown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Yorktown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.07% of adults in Yorktown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Yorktown in 2018 was $41,219, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,876 for a family of four. However, Yorktown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Yorktown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yorktown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Yorktown include English, German, Irish, Welsh, and European.
The most common language spoken in Yorktown is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
