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Cheshire, CT
Demographic Data




Cheshire Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated July 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cheshire Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

28,628

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.5%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
8.7%
25 - 34:
10.3%
35 - 54:
26.3%
55 - 64:
14.9%
Over 65 Years:
20.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.7%
3.7%
93.4%
93.4%
57.9%
57.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cheshire
USA
$57,009
$57,009
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Cheshire
USA
$132,682
$132,682
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Retail
Other
Public Service
Construction
Accommodation
Wholesale
Arts
Real estate
Transportation
Administration
17.2%
17.2%
13.6%
13.6%
11.4%
11.4%
9.7%
9.7%
9.2%
9.2%
8.3%
8.3%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
79.0%
79.0%
6.2%
6.2%
5.5%
5.5%
5.3%
5.3%
3.9%
3.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
English
Polish
French
French Canadian
Russian
European
Swedish
Eastern European
Portuguese
Scottish
Romanian
Ukrainian
Hungarian
Greek
British
Lithuanian
Norwegian
19.8%
19.8%
16.9%
16.9%
11.8%
11.8%
11.2%
11.2%
6.8%
6.8%
5.1%
5.1%
3.3%
3.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
Italian
Vietnamese
Arabic
Other Asian languages
German/Yiddish
Korean
Polish
Slavic languages
Russian
French
Scandinavian languages
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
Portuguese
African languages
Hungarian
88.5%
88.5%
2.6%
2.6%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cheshire Residents

9.9%


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