Wendell is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,440 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wendell is the 99th largest community in North Carolina. Wendell 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 Wendell, where the median household income is $91,316.00. Wendell real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Wendell house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Wendell isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wendell are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wendell is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wendell who work in management occupations (13.08%), sales jobs (12.50%), and office and administrative support (10.66%). Also of interest is that Wendell 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: 22.60% 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. One downside of living in Wendell is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wendell, the average commute to work is 31.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Wendell is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Wendell are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.92% of adults in Wendell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wendell in 2022 was $37,503, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,012 for a family of four. However, Wendell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wendell is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wendell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wendell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wendell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wendell include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Wendell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
