COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winsted vs West Springfield Town
PLACE A
Winsted, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Winsted is 76% smaller than West Springfield Town. West Springfield Town earns more, with a median household income $4,500 higher. West Springfield Town has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
WINSTEDWEST SPRINGFIELD TOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population6,97728,829−76% vs West Springfield Town
Population density1,4291,723−294
Population growth-6.7%1.6%−8.3 pts
Median age47.640.1+7.5
Male51.6%48.3%+3.3 pts
Female48.4%51.7%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born9.1%18.5%−9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.1%71.4%+10.7 pts
Black2.9%3.8%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%13.7%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Other6.0%3.8%+2.3 pts
Median household income$64,871$69,371−$4,500
Per capita income$38,381$40,352−$1,971
Poverty rate15.9%11.9%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%34.0%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree9.7%14.3%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%6.0%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation62.1%66.5%−4.4 pts
Median home value$218,900$321,500−$102,600
Median gross rent$1,183$1,144+$39
Owner-occupied54.7%58.5%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%4.6%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%59.0%−15.6 pts
Average commute25.319.3+6.0
Worked from home7.7%10.4%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
Uninsured4.2%4.5%−0.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024