Wadsworth is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 24,521 people and five associated neighborhoods, Wadsworth is the 69th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities, Wadsworth isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wadsworth are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wadsworth is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wadsworth who work in management occupations (11.43%), office and administrative support (10.44%), and teaching (9.60%). Also of interest is that Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.09% 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. Being a small city, Wadsworth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Wadsworth are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.88% of adults in Wadsworth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wadsworth in 2022 was $39,508, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,032 for a family of four. However, Wadsworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wadsworth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wadsworth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wadsworth include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Wadsworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
