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." 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.

One notable thing about Wallingford is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Wallingford is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.1% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Wallingford Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Wallingford is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 28.79% of adults in Wallingford have a college degree.

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.