Wallingford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 43,026 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Wallingford is the 22nd largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns, Wallingford isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wallingford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wallingford is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wallingford who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.91%), sales jobs (10.53%), and management occupations (10.37%).

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

In addition, Wallingford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Wallingford is a very car-oriented town: 97.1% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Wallingford is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Wallingford Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Wallingford citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.79% of adults in Wallingford have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Wallingford in 2000 was $25,947, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,788 for a family of four.

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

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