Wahpeton is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 8,609 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wahpeton is the tenth largest community in North Dakota.

Unlike some cities, Wahpeton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wahpeton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wahpeton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wahpeton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.49%), sales jobs (8.58%), and teaching (7.72%).

Wahpeton is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Wahpeton area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Wahpeton maintain a good economy.

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 14.89 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Wahpeton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Wahpeton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Wahpeton is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.55% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wahpeton in 2000 was $15,293, which is lower middle income relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,172 for a family of four.

The people who call Wahpeton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wahpeton is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Wahpeton include German, Norwegian, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Wahpeton is English.