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Wethersfield, CT

Demographic and economic profile of Wethersfield, CT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

27,180

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$126,806

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Wethersfield added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,362 (78.4%)
  • Asian Alone1,906 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,205 (4.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,177 (4.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,159 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races441 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European2,185
  2. 2.Spanish2,177
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,111
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)255
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island198

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$56,391

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care4,384
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate1,960
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,627
  4. 4.Retail Trade1,322
  5. 5.Manufacturing1,251

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,354
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,768
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,528
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,337
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations550

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.03×)1,960
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.30×)4,384
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)409
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)809
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.91×)1,627

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$300,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,303/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,504 (26.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,269 (24.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,403 (15.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,400 (15.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999708 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999411 (4.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$70,225

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,281 (72.5%)
  • Worked at Home2,335 (16.5%)
  • Carpooled1,116 (7.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other172 (1.2%)
  • Walked154 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit88 (0.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.