Suffield is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 15,731 people and five associated neighborhoods, Suffield is the 73rd largest community in Connecticut.Suffield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Suffield is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Suffield who work in management occupations (13.11%), office and administrative support (11.84%), and business and financial occupations (11.63%). Also of interest is that Suffield 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: 15.35% 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. Because of many things, Suffield 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, Suffield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Suffield 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 Suffield are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.96% of adults in Suffield 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 Suffield in 2022 was $59,988, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,952 for a family of four. Suffield is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Suffield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Suffield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Suffield include Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and German. The most common language spoken in Suffield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
