Neenah is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 27,361 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Neenah is the 29th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Neenah isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Neenah are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Neenah is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Neenah who work in office and administrative support (12.76%), sales jobs (8.85%), and management occupations (7.65%). Also of interest is that Neenah 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: 8.78% 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. One of the benefits of Neenah is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.13 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The overall education level of Neenah citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.03% of adults in Neenah have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Neenah in 2022 was $38,823, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,292 for a family of four. However, Neenah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Neenah is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Neenah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Neenah residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Neenah include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Neenah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
