Southington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 43,753 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Southington is the 22nd largest community in Connecticut.Southington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.40% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Southington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southington who work in management occupations (12.54%), office and administrative support (11.41%), and business and financial occupations (10.10%). Also of interest is that Southington 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 Southington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.65% 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. Because of many things, Southington is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Southington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Southington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The citizens of Southington are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.62% of adults in Southington 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 Southington in 2022 was $56,759, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $227,036 for a family of four. Southington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Southington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Southington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Southington include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English. The most common language spoken in Southington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
