Wayzata is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 4,113 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Wayzata is the 167th largest community in Minnesota.

Wayzata is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wayzata is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wayzata who work in sales jobs (21.75%), management occupations (20.74%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.50%).

Of important note, Wayzata is also a city of artists. Wayzata has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wayzata's character.

Also of interest is that Wayzata 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 homes - 8.61% 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.

In addition, Wayzata is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

In Wayzata, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Wayzata is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Wayzata Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wayzata, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wayzata is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 48.15% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Wayzata in 2000 was $63,859, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,436 for a family of four.

The people who call Wayzata home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wayzata is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wayzata include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, English, Scandinavian, Scottish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Wayzata is English.