Windham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 22,857 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Windham is the 47th largest community in Connecticut.

Windham is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Windham is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Windham who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.95%), sales jobs (12.74%), and teaching (9.04%).

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Windham, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Windham provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Windham Information and Demographics

The population of Windham overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Windham, 18.96% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Windham in 2000 was $16,978, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,912 for a family of four.

Windham is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Windham home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Windham is White, followed by African-American. Windham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.73% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Windham include Irish, French, Italian, French Canadian, English, Polish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Windham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.