Enfield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 41,245 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Enfield is the 23rd largest community in Connecticut.Enfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Enfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Enfield who work in office and administrative support (13.14%), sales jobs (10.79%), and management occupations (9.00%). Also of interest is that Enfield 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: 10.16% 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 education level of Enfield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.20% of adults in Enfield have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Enfield in 2022 was $42,141, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,564 for a family of four. However, Enfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Enfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Enfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Enfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Enfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Enfield include Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and German. The most common language spoken in Enfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
