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Cheshire, CT
Demographic Data




Cheshire Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cheshire Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

28,994

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.0%
5 - 17:
18.6%
18 - 24:
8.7%
25 - 34:
10.4%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
13.4%
Over 65 Years:
18.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.4%
3.4%
93.8%
93.8%
62.1%
62.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cheshire
USA
$64,028
$64,028
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Cheshire
USA
$147,969
$147,969
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Manufacturing
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Other
Public Service
Accommodation
Wholesale
Construction
Arts
16.3%
16.3%
13.3%
13.3%
12.0%
12.0%
10.7%
10.7%
10.2%
10.2%
7.2%
7.2%
4.7%
4.7%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
70.7%
70.7%
9.6%
9.6%
8.6%
8.6%
6.4%
6.4%
4.7%
4.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
English
Polish
French
French Canadian
Russian
European
Eastern European
Swedish
Portuguese
Romanian
Ukrainian
Scottish
Hungarian
Norwegian
Greek
British
Ghanian
17.6%
17.6%
15.4%
15.4%
9.7%
9.7%
9.5%
9.5%
6.1%
6.1%
4.6%
4.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Chinese
Spanish
Langs. of India
Italian
Vietnamese
Other Asian languages
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Korean
Polish
Slavic languages
Russian
French
Scandinavian languages
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
Japanese
Portuguese
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
85.8%
85.8%
4.0%
4.0%
2.7%
2.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cheshire Residents

12.6%


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