Winchendon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 10,385 people and three associated neighborhoods, Winchendon is the 179th largest community in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Winchendon 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 home: 8.92% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Winchendon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Winchendon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Winchendon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Winchendon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.35% of adults in Winchendon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Winchendon in 2022 was $37,393, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,572 for a family of four. However, Winchendon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Winchendon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Winchendon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winchendon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Winchendon include French, Irish, Italian, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Winchendon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.