Weston is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 5,276 people and three associated neighborhoods, Weston is the 56th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages, Weston isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Weston are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Weston is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weston who work in office and administrative support (13.53%), business and financial occupations (8.64%), and healthcare (8.62%). Also of interest is that Weston 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: 8.42% 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 of the benefits of Weston is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.07 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small village, Weston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Weston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.23% of adults in Weston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Weston in 2022 was $38,611, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,444 for a family of four. However, Weston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Weston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Weston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Weston include German, Polish, Irish, Norwegian, and English. The most common language spoken in Weston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Polish.
