Because of many things, Wethersfield 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, Wethersfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wethersfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, 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.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Wethersfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Wethersfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.63% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Wethersfield in 2018 was $53,729, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $214,916 for a family of four.
Wethersfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wethersfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wethersfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wethersfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.58% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wethersfield include Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in Wethersfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
