Waterville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 17,336 people and four associated neighborhoods, Waterville is the 15th largest community in Maine.

Also of interest is that Waterville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.64% 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.

Waterville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Waterville enrolled in college, Waterville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Waterville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One of the benefits of Waterville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.74 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Waterville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Waterville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.76% of adults in Waterville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Waterville in 2022 was $32,905, which is low income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,620 for a family of four. However, Waterville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waterville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waterville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waterville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Waterville include English, Irish, French, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Waterville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.