Winooski is a somewhat small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 8,328 people and three associated neighborhoods, Winooski is the 15th largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Winooski was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Winooski is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Winooski is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winooski who work in office and administrative support (11.65%), sales jobs (10.18%), and food service (7.97%). Also of interest is that Winooski 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 Winooski telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.82% 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. If knowledge is power, Winooski is a pretty powerful place. 55.88% of the adults in Winooski have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Winooski in 2022 was $38,554, which is middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,216 for a family of four. However, Winooski contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Winooski is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Winooski home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winooski residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Winooski include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Winooski is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
