Weatherford is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 39,397 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Weatherford is the 109th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Weatherford was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Weatherford economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Weatherford, where the median household income is $81,516.00.Unlike some cities, Weatherford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Weatherford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Weatherford is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weatherford who work in sales jobs (14.26%), management occupations (13.22%), and office and administrative support (10.67%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.53% 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. In terms of college education, Weatherford 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: 30.47% of adults in Weatherford have a college degree. The per capita income in Weatherford in 2022 was $42,661, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,644 for a family of four. However, Weatherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Weatherford is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Weatherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weatherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Weatherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.41% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Weatherford include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Weatherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
