West Bend is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 31,604 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, West Bend is the 26th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, West Bend isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West Bend are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Bend is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Bend who work in management occupations (11.83%), office and administrative support (10.69%), and sales jobs (10.63%). Also of interest is that West Bend 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: 7.50% 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, West Bend is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.68% of adults in West Bend have a college degree. The per capita income in West Bend in 2022 was $38,713, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,852 for a family of four. However, West Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call West Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Bend residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Bend include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in West Bend is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
