Chippewa Falls is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 14,656 people and four associated neighborhoods, Chippewa Falls is the 63rd largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Chippewa Falls isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Chippewa Falls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chippewa Falls is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chippewa Falls who work in office and administrative support (11.87%), management occupations (8.24%), and food service (6.94%). Also of interest is that Chippewa Falls has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Chippewa Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.01 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small city, Chippewa Falls doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Chippewa Falls citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.66% of adults in Chippewa Falls have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Chippewa Falls in 2022 was $32,629, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,516 for a family of four. However, Chippewa Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Chippewa Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chippewa Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chippewa Falls include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Chippewa Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
