Lakes West vs South Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Lakes West and South Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Wilton has the higher population (1,453 vs 1,308 in Lakes West). Lakes West has the higher median household income ($244,286 vs $157,446 in South Wilton). South Wilton has the higher median home value ($780,800 vs $693,200 in Lakes West).

Population, income & housing

	Lakes West	South Wilton
Population	1,308	1,453
Median age	42.4 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$244,286	$157,446
Median home value	$693,200	$780,800
Housing units	416	619
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.2%	67.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakes West	South Wilton
Population	1,330 → 1,308 (-1.7%)	1,372 → 1,453 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$184,688 → $244,286 (+32.3%)	$198,438 → $157,446 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$578,100 → $693,200 (+19.9%)	$651,700 → $780,800 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$3,167 → $2,219 (-29.9%)

Lakes West

Population

1,3301,308

Median household income

$184,688$244,286

Median home value

$578,100$693,200

South Wilton

Population

1,3721,453

Median household income

$198,438$157,446

Median home value

$651,700$780,800

Median gross rent

$3,167$2,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakes West	South Wilton
Under 5	5.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	5.0%	3.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	22.9%	23.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.8%
75 and over	5.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakes West	South Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	66.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	14.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	5.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakes West	South Wilton
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	8.5%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	11.3%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	42.6%	38.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakes West	South Wilton
Drove alone	55.5%	52.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.8%
Public transit	3.5%	4.4%
Walked	0.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.3%	30.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakes West	South Wilton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lakes West	South Wilton
Poverty rate	1.8%	4.0%
Average household size	3.14	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	39	29
Median year structure built	1966	1983