Ellington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 16,630 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Ellington is the 71st largest community in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that Ellington 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: 10.88% 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.

If knowledge is power, Ellington is a pretty powerful place. 51.13% of the adults in Ellington 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 Ellington in 2018 was $53,775, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $215,100 for a family of four.

Ellington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ellington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ellington include German, Italian, Irish, English, and French.

The most common language spoken in Ellington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.