Wethersfield is a city of 27,250 people in Connecticut. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. At a median age of 43.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The median household earns $126,806, about 54% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $126,806, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wethersfield
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$433,452 → $324,600(−25%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.3% → 54.8%(+26.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate2.7% → 6.9%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Capitol Planning Region
Wethersfield's population equals 2.8% of Capitol Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.6%(140)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(146)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.5%(478)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,029 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wethersfield, decade by decade
Wethersfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,651
$105,334
$433,452
28.3%
6.4
2000
26,271
$97,074
$286,729
33.3%
20.7
2010
26,668
$102,547
$388,702
37.9%
34.2
2020
27,298
$110,151
$311,736
47.3%
48.7
2024
27,250
$126,806
$324,600
54.8%
52.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
