Wendell is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,208 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Wendell is the 193rd largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wendell is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wendell is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wendell who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.83%), sales jobs (11.16%), and management occupations (8.57%).

In Wendell, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Wendell is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Wendell isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.48% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Wendell is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Wendell Information and Demographics

The education level of Wendell citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.33% of adults in Wendell have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wendell in 2000 was $17,772, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,088 for a family of four.

Wendell is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wendell home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wendell is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wendell include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Wendell is English. Some people also speak Spanish.