Newington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 30,356 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Newington is the 31st largest community in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that Newington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Newington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The education level of Newington citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.84% of adults in Newington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newington in 2022 was $47,853, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,412 for a family of four.

Newington is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Newington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Newington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newington include Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and German.

Newington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.08%.

The most common language spoken in Newington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.