Weatogue, CT

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,672
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.7
0.789% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
0.264%
149% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$163,714
6.07% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$432,800
4.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,527
9.59% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Weatogue, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Weatogue, CT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Weatogue, CT was $432,800, and the homeownership rate was 78.1%.

Most people in Weatogue, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Weatogue, CT was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Weatogue, CT is home to a population of 2.67k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.9% of Weatogue, CT residents were born outside of the country (131 people).

In 2024, there were 17.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.41k people) in Weatogue, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 137 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Weatogue, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Weatogue, CT was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Weatogue, CT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.41k ± 456
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    137 ± 121
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    38 ± 63
3.97%
Hispanic Population
106 people

In 2024, there were 17.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.41k people) in Weatogue, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 137 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.97% of the people in Weatogue, CT are hispanic (106 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Weatogue, 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

4.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
131 people
5.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
157 people

As of 2024, 4.9% of Weatogue, CT residents (131 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 Weatogue, CT was 5.51%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    32 ± 51
  2. Vietnam
    31 ± 36
  3. Korea
    24 ± 35

Weatogue, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Weatogue, CT employs 1.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Weatogue, CT were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (266 people), Finance & Insurance (264 people), and Educational Services (187 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($195,742), Information ($178,438), and Manufacturing ($161,141).

Occupations

1.53k
2024 Value
± 286
−9.59%
1 Year decline
± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weatogue, CT declined at a rate of −9.59%, from 1.69k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Weatogue, CT, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (301 people), Management Occupations (174 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (173 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Weatogue, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

1.53k
2024 Value
± 286
−9.59%
1 Year decline
± 28.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Weatogue, CT declined at a rate of −9.59%, from 1.69k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Weatogue, CT, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (266 people), Finance & Insurance (264 people), and Educational Services (187 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Weatogue, CT, though some of these residents may live in Weatogue, 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

$84,459
Median earning men ± $13,454
$94,558
Median earning women ± $29,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($104,688), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,321), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,664).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($192,634), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,088), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,679).

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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.

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Weatogue, CT was $432,800 in 2024, which is 1.3 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $414,100 to $432,800, a 4.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Weatogue, CT is 78.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Weatogue, CT have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Weatogue, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$432,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,836
$853
Median Property Taxes
±$177

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 Weatogue, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

78.1%
Homeownership
2024
62.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.1% of the housing units in Weatogue, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.2%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$163,714
Median Household Income
± $28,025
1.09k
Number of Households
± 239

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.09k households in Weatogue, CT declined from $163,714 from the previous year's value of $174,286.

The following chart displays the households in Weatogue, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Weatogue, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (65.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (25.3%)
  3. Carpooled (6.56%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Weatogue, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.56%).

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

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Weatogue, CT have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Weatogue, 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 Weatogue, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Weatogue, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

0.264% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Weatogue, CT (7 out of 2.65k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Weatogue, CT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

100% of the population of Weatogue, CT has health coverage, with 68.5% on employee plans, 2.02% on Medicaid, 17.4% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.299% 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, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
68.5%
Employer Coverage
2.02%
Medicaid
17.4%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
0.299%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Weatogue, CT stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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