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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wadsworth is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.09% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Wadsworth doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Wadsworth citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
