Wallingford Center, CT

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,208
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.6
1.74% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.07%
21.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$89,959
6.39% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$319,200
9.28% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,892
2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wallingford Center, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.2% of the residents in Wallingford Center, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wallingford Center, CT are Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology (120 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Wallingford Center, CT was $319,200, and the homeownership rate was 60.4%.

Most people in Wallingford Center, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Wallingford Center, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wallingford Center, CT is home to a population of 18.2k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.7% of Wallingford Center, CT residents were born outside of the country (2.85k people).

In 2024, there were 5.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Wallingford Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Other (Hispanic) and 1.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%
2024 Citizenship
92.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Wallingford Center, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wallingford Center, CT was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wallingford Center, CT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.6k ± 1.05k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 1.23k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.5k ± 566
22.8%
Hispanic Population
4.15k people

In 2024, there were 5.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Wallingford Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Other (Hispanic) and 1.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

22.8% of the people in Wallingford Center, CT are hispanic (4.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wallingford Center, CT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Jamaica
    43,924 ± 5,114 people
  2. India
    39,213 ± 4,835 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    30,541 ± 4,272 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 43,924 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,213 and Dominican Republic with 30,541.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.85k people
16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.9k people

As of 2024, 15.7% of Wallingford Center, CT residents (2.85k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wallingford Center, CT was 16%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    292 ± 147
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    236 ± 123
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    41 ± 58

Wallingford Center, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wallingford Center, CT employs 9.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wallingford Center, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,405 people), Educational Services (1,361 people), and Manufacturing (953 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,981), Public Administration ($88,365), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,460).

Employment

Occupations

9.89k
2024 Value
± 941
2%
1 Year growth
± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wallingford Center, CT grew at a rate of 2%, from 9.7k employees to 9.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wallingford Center, CT, are Management Occupations (1,175 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (885 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (839 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wallingford Center, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.89k
2024 Value
± 941
2%
1 Year growth
± 13.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wallingford Center, CT grew at a rate of 2%, from 9.7k employees to 9.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wallingford Center, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,405 people), Educational Services (1,361 people), and Manufacturing (953 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wallingford Center, CT, though some of these residents may live in Wallingford Center, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,158
Median earning men ± $6,632
$52,834
Median earning women ± $4,580

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($89,423), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,609), and Information ($78,710).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($86,850), Public Administration ($83,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wallingford Center, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.812%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal
Senator from Connecticut3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Chris Murphy
Senator from Connecticut1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Wallingford Center, CT awarded 120 degrees. The student population of Wallingford Center, CT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 57 male students and 131 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wallingford Center, CT are Hispanic or Latino (57 and 47.5%), White (37 and 30.8%), Black or African American (23 and 19.2%), and Asian (3 and 2.5%).

The largest universities in Wallingford Center, CT by number of degrees awarded are Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology (120 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wallingford Center, CT are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (65 and 54.2%), General Cosmetology (28 and 23.3%), and Barbering (27 and 22.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 188 students enrolled in Wallingford Center, CT, 30.3% men and 69.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 86 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Wallingford Center, CT was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 65 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Wallingford Center, CT according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
120 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology with 120 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 26 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wallingford Center, CT, which is 0.277 times less than the 94 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 57 degrees mean that there were 1.54 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 37 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wallingford Center, CT was $319,200 in 2024, which is 0.959 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $292,100 to $319,200, a 9.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Wallingford Center, CT is 60.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wallingford Center, CT have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wallingford Center, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$319,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,346
$4,950
Median Property Taxes
±$502

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wallingford Center, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wallingford Center, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.4%
Homeownership
2024
59.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.4% of the housing units in Wallingford Center, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$89,959
Median Household Income
± $7,961
8.2k
Number of Households
± 836

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.2k households in Wallingford Center, CT grew to $89,959 from the previous year's value of $84,554.

The following chart displays the households in Wallingford Center, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wallingford Center, CT is from Connecticut.
0.498
2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut
0.501
2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2023, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.641% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.9%)
  3. Carpooled (9.51%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in Wallingford Center, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (9.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wallingford Center, CT have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.519% of the workforce in Wallingford Center, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wallingford Center, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wallingford Center, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wallingford Center, CT (1.28k out of 18.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wallingford Center, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.2% of the population of Wallingford Center, CT has health coverage, with 51.9% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.47% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 195 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 26.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.85%
Uninsured
51.9%
Employer Coverage
15.7%
Medicaid
15.5%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
1.47%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wallingford Center, CT declined by 12.2% from 5.52% to 4.85%.

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