Easton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 7,272 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Easton is the 111st largest community in Connecticut.

Easton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Easton is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Easton who work in management occupations (22.49%), sales jobs (12.69%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.58%).

Of important note, Easton is also a town of artists. Easton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Easton's character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Easton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Easton is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Easton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Easton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.81 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Easton 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.

Easton Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Easton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Easton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.55% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Easton in 2000 was $53,885, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $215,540 for a family of four. However, Easton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Easton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Easton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Easton include Italian, Irish, English, German, Polish, Hungarian, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Easton is English. Some people also speak Italian.