Harwinton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 5,283 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Harwinton is the 124th largest community in Connecticut.

Harwinton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Harwinton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harwinton who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.44%), sales jobs (11.88%), and management occupations (11.38%).

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

In addition, Harwinton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Harwinton 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, Harwinton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Harwinton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harwinton, the average commute to work is 31.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Harwinton is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Harwinton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.33% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Harwinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Harwinton Information and Demographics

The education level of Harwinton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 32.95% of adults in Harwinton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Harwinton in 2000 was $32,137, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,548 for a family of four. However, Harwinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Harwinton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.