Winchendon is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 10,587 people and three associated neighborhoods, Winchendon is the 179th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns, Winchendon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winchendon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winchendon is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winchendon who work in office and administrative support (12.96%), management occupations (11.47%), and healthcare (5.81%). Also of interest is that Winchendon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Winchendon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Winchendon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Winchendon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Winchendon may be for you. One downside of living in Winchendon is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Winchendon, the average commute to work is 31.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Winchendon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.39% of adults in Winchendon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Winchendon in 2022 was $35,668, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,672 for a family of four. However, Winchendon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Winchendon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchendon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Winchendon include French, Irish, Italian, English, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Winchendon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Arabic.
