Wareham is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 23,151 people and four associated neighborhoods, Wareham is the 88th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wareham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wareham is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wareham who work in healthcare (10.62%), office and administrative support (9.64%), and management occupations (8.85%). Also of interest is that Wareham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Wareham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.01% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Wareham has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Wareham has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Wareham than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Wareham may be for you. One of the nice things about Wareham is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The overall education level of Wareham is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wareham in 2022 was $42,538, 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 $170,152 for a family of four. However, Wareham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wareham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wareham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wareham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wareham include Irish, English, Italian, Cape Verdean, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Wareham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and French.
