Wendell is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 16,845 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wendell is the 99th largest community in North Carolina. Wendell has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Wendell, where the median household income is $93,848.00. Wendell real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Wendell house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wendell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wendell is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wendell who work in management occupations (15.17%), sales jobs (10.65%), and office and administrative support (10.15%). Also of interest is that Wendell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Wendell, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.91 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Wendell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Wendell citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.32% of adults in Wendell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wendell in 2022 was $39,632, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,528 for a family of four. Wendell is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wendell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wendell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wendell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wendell include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wendell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
