Waterville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,022 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waterville is the 245th largest community in Ohio. Waterville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Waterville, where the median household income is $104,114.00. Waterville real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Waterville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Waterville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Waterville is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waterville who work in management occupations (12.80%), healthcare (12.55%), and sales jobs (9.24%). 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: 11.59% 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. The citizens of Waterville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.42% of adults in Waterville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Waterville in 2022 was $56,267, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,068 for a family of four. 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 German, English, Irish, Polish, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Waterville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
