Cromwell is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 14,317 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cromwell is the 79th largest community in Connecticut.Cromwell is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cromwell is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cromwell who work in business and financial occupations (13.68%), management occupations (11.47%), and sales jobs (10.75%). Also of interest is that Cromwell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 citizens of Cromwell are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.60% of adults in Cromwell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cromwell in 2022 was $54,234, which is middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,936 for a family of four. However, Cromwell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cromwell is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cromwell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cromwell residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cromwell include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English. The most common language spoken in Cromwell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
