Wallingford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 44,017 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Wallingford is the 21st largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns, Wallingford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wallingford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wallingford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wallingford who work in management occupations (10.82%), office and administrative support (10.23%), and sales jobs (10.13%). Also of interest is that Wallingford 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: 9.48% 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. The population of Wallingford is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.93% of adults in Wallingford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wallingford in 2022 was $49,077, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,308 for a family of four. Wallingford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wallingford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wallingford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wallingford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.62% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wallingford include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and German. The most common language spoken in Wallingford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
