Wamego is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 4,888 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wamego is the 69th largest community in Kansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wamego is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wamego is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wamego who work in office and administrative support (11.16%), management occupations (10.95%), and business and financial occupations (8.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.91% 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. Wamego is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Wamego is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.41% of adults in Wamego have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wamego in 2022 was $39,230, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,920 for a family of four. However, Wamego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wamego is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wamego home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wamego residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wamego include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wamego is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
