West Hartford is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 63,973 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, West Hartford is the ninth largest community in Connecticut.

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

A relatively large number of people in West Hartford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Another interesting thing about West Hartford, despite not being a huge town, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in West Hartford. 65.56% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in West Hartford in 2018 was $60,530, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $242,120 for a family of four.

West Hartford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Hartford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. West Hartford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Hartford include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.

In addition, West Hartford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.02%).

The most common language spoken in West Hartford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.