Waterville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 15,828 people and four associated neighborhoods, Waterville is the 15th largest community in Maine.Waterville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Waterville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waterville who work in teaching (15.89%), sales jobs (11.67%), and office and administrative support (9.20%). Of important note, Waterville is also a city of artists. Waterville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Waterville’s character. Also of interest is that Waterville 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: 11.89% 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.Waterville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Waterville enrolled in college, Waterville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Waterville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.98 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Waterville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.08% of adults in Waterville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Waterville in 2022 was $28,484, which is low income relative to Maine, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,936 for a family of four. However, Waterville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Waterville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waterville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Waterville include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Waterville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and French.
