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.

A relatively large number of people in Waterville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Waterville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Waterville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

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

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Waterville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.74 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Waterville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Waterville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.76% of adults in Waterville have a college 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.