West Hartford vs Wethersfield

A side-by-side comparison of West Hartford and Wethersfield: population, income, housing, and more.

West Hartford and Wethersfield are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Hartford has the higher population (63,809 vs 27,180 in Wethersfield). West Hartford has the higher median household income ($125,616 vs $118,523 in Wethersfield). West Hartford has the higher median home value ($391,200 vs $300,500 in Wethersfield).

Population, income & housing

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
Population	63,809	27,180
Median age	40.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$125,616	$118,523
Median home value	$391,200	$300,500
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,303
Housing units	27,427	11,833
Homeownership rate	67.5%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.3%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
Population	63,063 → 63,809 (+1.2%)	26,171 → 27,180 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$104,281 → $125,616 (+20.5%)	$86,216 → $118,523 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$334,300 → $391,200 (+17.0%)	$255,300 → $300,500 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,325 → $1,665 (+25.7%)	$1,052 → $1,303 (+23.9%)

West Hartford

Population

63,06363,809

Median household income

$104,281$125,616

Median home value

$334,300$391,200

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,665

Wethersfield

Population

26,17127,180

Median household income

$86,216$118,523

Median home value

$255,300$300,500

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,303

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
Under 5	5.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.1%
75 and over	9.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	77.8%
Black or African American	7.3%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	12.3%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	33.8%	25.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
Drove alone	69.2%	72.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.9%
Public transit	1.6%	0.6%
Walked	1.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	19.8%	16.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
1-unit, detached	63.3%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	3.5%
20 or more units	12.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Hartford	Wethersfield
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1955	1959