Wamego is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 4,846 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wamego is the 69th largest community in Kansas.Unlike some cities, Wamego isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wamego are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wamego is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wamego who work in office and administrative support (11.16%), management occupations (10.95%), and business and financial occupations (8.66%). A relatively large number of people in Wamego telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.91% 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. Being a small city, Wamego does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Wamego are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.41% of adults in Wamego have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wamego in 2022 was $39,230, which is wealthy relative to Kansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,920 for a family of four. However, Wamego contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wamego is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wamego home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wamego residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wamego include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Wamego is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
