Wethersfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 27,114 people and six associated neighborhoods, Wethersfield is the 39th largest community in Connecticut.
Also of interest is that Wethersfield 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: 16.46% 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.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wethersfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wethersfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.47% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Wethersfield in 2022 was $56,391, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $225,564 for a family of four.
Wethersfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wethersfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wethersfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wethersfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.56% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wethersfield include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and German.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Wethersfield's cultural character, accounting for 15.06% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Wethersfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.