Wickliffe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 12,610 people and four associated neighborhoods, Wickliffe is the 150th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wickliffe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wickliffe is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wickliffe who work in office and administrative support (16.08%), management occupations (10.02%), and business and financial occupations (6.67%). Also of interest is that Wickliffe 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: 8.13% 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. In terms of college education, Wickliffe is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.02% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Wickliffe in 2022 was $38,243, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,972 for a family of four. However, Wickliffe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wickliffe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wickliffe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wickliffe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wickliffe include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Slovene. The most common language spoken in Wickliffe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Slavic languages.
