Wareham is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 23,151 people and four associated neighborhoods, Wareham is the 88th largest community in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that Wareham 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 Wareham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.01% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Wareham has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Wareham a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Wareham is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

The overall education level of Wareham is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Wareham in 2022 was $42,538, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,152 for a family of four. However, Wareham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wareham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wareham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wareham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wareham include Irish, English, Italian, Cape Verdean, and Portuguese.

The most common language spoken in Wareham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and French.