Wadsworth is a very small town located in the state of Nevada. With a population of 1,017 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Wadsworth is the 46th largest community in Nevada.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wadsworth is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.2% of the Wadsworth workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Wadsworth is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wadsworth who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.98%), sales jobs (10.37%), and management occupations (6.45%).

Wadsworth is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Wadsworth, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.61% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Wadsworth Information and Demographics

Wadsworth ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.41% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Wadsworth in 2000 was $15,714, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,856 for a family of four.

Wadsworth is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wadsworth home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wadsworth is Native American, followed by White. Wadsworth also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.90% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Wadsworth include English, Irish, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Wadsworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Native American languages.