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.
The population of Windham overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Windham, 22.57% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Windham in 2022 was $27,497, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,988 for a family of four. However, Windham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Windham is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Windham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Windham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 30.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Windham include Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Windham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
