Wendell is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,440 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wendell is the 99th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Wendell was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Wendell economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Wendell, where the median household income is $91,316.00. Wendell real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Wendell house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wendell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wendell is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wendell who work in management occupations (13.08%), sales jobs (12.50%), and office and administrative support (10.66%). Also of interest is that Wendell 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: 22.60% 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 downside of living in Wendell, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.28 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Wendell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Wendell are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.92% of adults in Wendell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wendell in 2022 was $37,503, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,012 for a family of four. However, Wendell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wendell is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wendell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wendell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wendell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wendell include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Wendell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
