Willowick is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 14,139 people and five associated neighborhoods, Willowick is the 123rd largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Willowick is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Willowick is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willowick who work in office and administrative support (16.08%), sales jobs (10.24%), and management occupations (9.32%). Also of interest is that Willowick 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: 13.08% 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. Willowick’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.The education level of Willowick citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.85% of adults in Willowick have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Willowick in 2022 was $38,613, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,452 for a family of four. However, Willowick contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Willowick is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Willowick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willowick residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Willowick include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and Slovene. The most common language spoken in Willowick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Italian.
