Wilton Center, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

1,682

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

53.2

0.377% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.95%

70.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$119,500

2.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Wilton Center, CT is home to a population of 1.68k people, from which 85% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.4% of Wilton Center, CT residents were born outside of the country (494 people).

In 2024, there were 4.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in Wilton Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 240 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 171 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85%

2024 Citizenship

84.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85% of Wilton Center, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wilton Center, CT was 84.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wilton Center, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilton Center, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.03k ± 265
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
240 ± 149
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
171 ± 215

12.9%

Hispanic Population

217 people

12.9% of the people in Wilton Center, CT are hispanic (217 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

29.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

494 people

29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

502 people

As of 2024, 29.4% of Wilton Center, CT residents (494 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 Wilton Center, CT was 29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wilton Center, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
27 ± 40
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 21

Wilton Center, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wilton Center, CT.

Economy

The economy of Wilton Center, CT employs 893 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wilton Center, CT were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (188 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (136 people), and Educational Services (130 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,270), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,902), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($103,370).

Employment

Occupations

893

2024 Value

± 224

−11.8%

1 Year decline

± 39.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilton Center, CT declined at a rate of −11.8%, from 1.01k employees to 893 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilton Center, CT, are Management Occupations (165 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (134 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilton Center, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

893

2024 Value

± 224

−11.8%

1 Year decline

± 39.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilton Center, CT declined at a rate of −11.8%, from 1.01k employees to 893 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilton Center, CT, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (188 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (136 people), and Educational Services (130 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilton Center, CT, though some of these residents may live in Wilton Center, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$127,500

Median earning men ± $70,065

$98,158

Median earning women ± $37,430

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,458), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,722), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($92,321).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,311), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,071), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,143).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilton Center, CT was $563,200 in 2024, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $493,400 to $563,200, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilton Center, CT is 59%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wilton Center, CT have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilton Center, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$563,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$89,166

$507

Median Property Taxes

±$138

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

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

Rent vs Own

59%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59% of the housing units in Wilton Center, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilton Center, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$119,500

Median Household Income

± $27,782

860

Number of Households

± 201

In 2024, the median household income of the 860 households in Wilton Center, CT grew to $119,500 from the previous year's value of $116,081.

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

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilton Center, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (54.1%)
Worked At Home (37.8%)
Public Transit (3.41%)

In 2024, 54.1% of workers in Wilton Center, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (37.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.41%).

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.

Commute Time

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilton Center, CT have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.47% of the workforce in Wilton Center, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilton Center, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilton Center, CT (83 out of 1.68k 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 6 - 11 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilton 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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