West Hartford is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 64,271 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, West Hartford is the ninth largest community in Connecticut.West Hartford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Hartford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Hartford who work in management occupations (12.58%), teaching (10.42%), and healthcare (10.12%). Also of interest is that West Hartford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, West Hartford is also a town of artists. West Hartford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape West Hartford’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.65% 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. If knowledge is power, West Hartford is a pretty powerful place. 66.19% of the adults in West Hartford have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in West Hartford in 2022 was $67,164, which is wealthy relative to Connecticut and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $268,656 for a family of four. West Hartford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Hartford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Hartford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.41% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Hartford include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish. West Hartford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.41%. The most common language spoken in West Hartford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
