About Willington

Willington is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 5,959 people and just one neighborhood, Willington is the 122nd largest community in Connecticut.

Willington is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Willington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willington who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.61%), sales jobs (11.50%), and management occupations (10.17%).

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

Willington is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Willington enrolled in college, Willington has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Willington is a very car-oriented town. 97.6% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Willington is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Willington has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Willington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Willington Information and Demographics

The education level of Willington citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 34.07% of adults in Willington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Willington in 2000 was $27,062, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,248 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Willington is English. Some people also speak Chinese.