South Windsor is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 26,783 people and six associated neighborhoods, South Windsor is the 42nd largest community in Connecticut.South Windsor is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, South Windsor is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Windsor who work in management occupations (17.00%), sales jobs (11.73%), and computer science and math (9.92%). Also of interest is that South Windsor 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: 22.03% 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. Because of many things, South Windsor is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, South Windsor really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is South Windsor perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.If knowledge is power, South Windsor is a pretty powerful place. 55.97% of the adults in South Windsor have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in South Windsor in 2022 was $60,781, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $243,124 for a family of four. South Windsor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call South Windsor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Windsor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in South Windsor include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of South Windsor's cultural character, accounting for 20.02% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in South Windsor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
