Windsor Locks, CT

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2022 Population

12,563

0.0318% 1-year growth

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

3.23% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.01%

20.9% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$85,570

7.39% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$236,200

13.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Windsor Locks, CT had a population of 12.6k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $85,570. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Windsor Locks, CT grew from 12,559 to 12,563, a 0.0318% increase and its median household income grew from $79,678 to $85,570, a 7.39% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Windsor Locks, CT are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.81%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.29%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.58%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.94%).

None of the households in Windsor Locks, 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.

96.4% of the residents in Windsor Locks, CT are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Windsor Locks, CT was $236,200, and the homeownership rate was 79.9%.

Most people in Windsor Locks, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Windsor Locks, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Windsor Locks, CT is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 11.7% of Windsor Locks, CT residents were born outside of the country (1.47k people).

In 2022, there were 10.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.34k people) in Windsor Locks, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 856 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 790 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.4%

2022 Citizenship

95.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.4% of Windsor Locks, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Windsor Locks, CT was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Windsor Locks, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.34k ± 603
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
856 ± 468
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
790 ± 272

6.86%

Hispanic Population

862 people

6.86% of the people in Windsor Locks, CT are hispanic (862 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Windsor Locks, CT as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.47k people

11.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.47k people

As of 2022, 11.7% of Windsor Locks, CT residents (1.47k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Windsor Locks, CT was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
208 ± 83
Gulf War (2001-)
72 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
72 ± 67

Windsor Locks, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.89 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Windsor Locks, CT employs 7.11k people. The largest industries in Windsor Locks, CT are Manufacturing (1,107 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (969 people), and Finance & Insurance (753 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($105,731), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,206), and Finance & Insurance ($86,012).

Employment

Occupations

7.11k

2022 Value

± 657

0.566%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Windsor Locks, CT grew at a rate of 0.566%, from 7.07k employees to 7.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Windsor Locks, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (966 people), Management Occupations (699 people), and Production Occupations (588 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Windsor Locks, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.11k

2022 Value

± 657

0.566%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Windsor Locks, CT grew at a rate of 0.566%, from 7.07k employees to 7.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Windsor Locks, CT, are Manufacturing (1,107 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (969 people), and Finance & Insurance (753 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Windsor Locks, CT, though some of these residents may live in Windsor Locks, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,120

Median earning men ± $6,562

$51,882

Median earning women ± $8,128

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($147,292), Public Administration ($86,776), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,894).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,853), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,750), and Public Administration ($77,326).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Windsor Locks, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (59.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.11%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Chris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Connecticut have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.962% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (765k), Bachelors Degree (631k), and Some college (550k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Windsor Locks, CT was $236,200 in 2022, which is 0.838 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $207,500 to $236,200, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Windsor Locks, CT is 79.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Windsor Locks, CT have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Windsor Locks, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$236,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$7,078

$4,327

Median Property Taxes

±$443

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

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

Rent vs Own

79.9%

Homeownership

2022

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 79.9% of the housing units in Windsor Locks, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Windsor Locks, CT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$85,570

Median Household Income

± $10,162

5.42k

Number of Households

± 584

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.42k households in Windsor Locks, CT grew to $85,570 from the previous year's value of $79,678.

The following chart displays the households in Windsor Locks, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Windsor Locks, CT is from Connecticut.

0.501

2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.502

2021 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2022, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.501 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0861% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (9.2%)

In 2022, 77.1% of workers in Windsor Locks, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.2%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Windsor Locks, CT have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.88% of the workforce in Windsor Locks, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Windsor Locks, CT (1.13k out of 12.5k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Windsor Locks, CT is White, followed by Asian and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

97.6% of the population of Windsor Locks, CT has health coverage, with 59.8% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 9.04% on non-group plans, and 0.415% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hartford County, CT see 1039 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1039 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 929 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 168 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,039 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hartford County, CT

Primary care physicians in Hartford County, CT see an average of 1,039 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,039 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hartford County, CT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.9% were men and 54.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.42%

Uninsured

59.8%

Employer Coverage

16.1%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

9.04%

Non-Group

0.415%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Windsor Locks, CT declined by 14% from 2.81% to 2.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Windsor Locks, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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