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Wilton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 18,460 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Wilton is the 63rd largest community in Connecticut.
Wilton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Connecticut, but Wilton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Wilton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wilton is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilton who work in management occupations (26.00%), business and financial occupations (14.87%), and sales jobs (14.47%).
Also of interest is that Wilton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.41% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Wilton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wilton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Wilton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wilton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Wilton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wilton, the average commute to work is 35.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Despite being a small town, Wilton has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
If knowledge is power, Wilton is a pretty powerful place. 76.87% of the adults in Wilton 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 Wilton in 2018 was $92,796, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $371,184 for a family of four.
Wilton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wilton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wilton include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Wilton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.