About Washington

Washington is a very small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 3,596 people and just one neighborhood, Washington is the 142nd largest community in Connecticut. Much of the housing stock in Washington was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Washington is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Washington is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in sales jobs (13.69%), office and administrative support jobs (12.24%), and management occupations (11.81%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.63% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Washington 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.

Because of many things, Washington is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Washington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Washington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Despite the fact that Washington is a relatively small town, the public transit system is fairly well used to commute to work. Many people choose to use the subway, often traveling to the central city in the region.

Washington Information and Demographics

The education level of Washington citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 41.53% of adults in Washington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Washington in 2000 was $37,215, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,860 for a family of four.

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

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