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.Wethersfield is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wethersfield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wethersfield who work in management occupations (12.48%), teaching (11.63%), and sales jobs (10.33%). 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 have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Wethersfield. 54.47% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 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. In addition, Wethersfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.06%). The most common language spoken in Wethersfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
