Colchester is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 14,551 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Colchester is the 74th largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns, Colchester isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Colchester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colchester is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colchester who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.14%), sales jobs (11.33%), and management occupations (9.53%).

Also of interest is that Colchester has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Colchester is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Colchester 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, Colchester has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Colchester's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Colchester, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.1% of people in Colchester drive alone to work on most days, making Colchester a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Colchester's landscape.

Colchester is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Colchester Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Colchester citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.56% of adults in Colchester have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Colchester in 2000 was $27,038, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,152 for a family of four. However, Colchester contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Colchester home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colchester is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Colchester include Irish, Italian, Polish, English, German, French, French Canadian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Colchester is English.