Litchfield is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 8,316 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Litchfield is the 106th largest community in Connecticut.

Litchfield is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Litchfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Litchfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.73%), management occupations (10.61%), and sales jobs (10.39%).

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

In addition, Litchfield 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.

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

Litchfield Information and Demographics

The citizens of Litchfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.92% of adults in Litchfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Litchfield in 2000 was $30,096, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,384 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Litchfield is English.