Newington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 31,227 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Newington is the 31st largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newington who work in office and administrative support (12.31%), management occupations (10.00%), and sales jobs (9.30%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.02% 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. Newington is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.38% of adults in Newington have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Newington in 2022 was $48,737, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,948 for a family of four. However, Newington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 11.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newington include Italian, Polish, Irish, English, and French. Newington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.04%. The most common language spoken in Newington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
