Amelia is a medium-sized town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 12,575 people and five associated neighborhoods, Amelia is the 151st largest community in Ohio.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Amelia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Amelia is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amelia who work in office and administrative support (11.69%), sales jobs (11.57%), and management occupations (10.40%). Also of interest is that Amelia 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 Amelia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.57% 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. One downside of living in Amelia is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Amelia, the average commute to work is 32.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Amelia are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.15% of adults in Amelia having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Amelia in 2022 was $35,285, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,140 for a family of four. However, Amelia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Amelia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amelia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Amelia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Amelia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
