Janesville is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 66,102 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Janesville is the tenth largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Janesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Janesville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Janesville who work in office and administrative support (11.76%), sales jobs (8.22%), and management occupations (7.73%). Also of interest is that Janesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.55% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Janesville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.94% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Janesville in 2022 was $36,639, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $146,556 for a family of four. However, Janesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Janesville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Janesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Janesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Janesville include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Janesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
