West Hartford is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 64,271 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, West Hartford is the ninth largest community in Connecticut.
Also of interest is that West Hartford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.86% 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.
One thing that you will notice about West Hartford is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider West Hartford a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
If knowledge is power, West Hartford is a pretty powerful place. 65.56% of the adults in West Hartford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in West Hartford in 2018 was $60,530, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $242,120 for a family of four.
West Hartford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Hartford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Hartford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Hartford include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.
West Hartford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.02%.
The most common language spoken in West Hartford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.