In terms of college education, the citizens of Kokomo rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.72% of adults 25 and older in Kokomo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Kokomo in 2018 was $30,738, 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 $122,952 for a family of four. However, Kokomo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kokomo is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kokomo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kokomo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kokomo include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Kokomo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
