Wallingford Center

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 18,107
Median household income: $84,554
Median home value: $292,100

Wallingford Center, a community in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 18,107 residents. At $84,554, its median household income sits in line with South Central Connecticut Planning Region's $86,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wallingford Center's population declined 1.4% from 18,360 to 18,107, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $238,200 to $292,100.

The median gross rent is $1,243. 35.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,107
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,554
Median home value: $292,100
Median gross rent: $1,243
Housing units: 8,647
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,36018,107

Median household income

$67,143$84,554

Median home value

$238,200$292,100

Median gross rent

$1,049$1,243

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,360	$67,143	$238,200	$1,049
2020	18,948	$72,589	$248,100	$1,044
2021	19,211	$77,480	$254,900	$1,088
2022	18,738	$83,618	$281,300	$1,172
2023	18,107	$84,554	$292,100	$1,243

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	753	4.2%
5 to 17	2,324	12.8%
18 to 24	1,467	8.1%
25 to 34	3,356	18.5%
35 to 44	2,125	11.7%
45 to 54	2,163	11.9%
55 to 64	2,014	11.1%
65 to 74	2,205	12.2%
75 and over	1,700	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,974	71.7%
Black or African American	350	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	540	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	240	1.3%
Two or more races	416	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,583	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,317	9.7%
High school graduate	4,007	29.5%
Some college or associate's	3,465	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,919	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,855	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,444	77.8%
Carpooled	767	8.0%
Public transit	52	0.5%
Walked	242	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,017	10.6%
Other means	47	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,576	30.1%
15 to 29 min	2,924	34.2%
30 to 44 min	2,090	24.4%
45 to 59 min	265	3.1%
60+ min	697	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,611 of 17,882)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,137	50.1%
Nonfamily households	4,128	49.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,265	95.6%
Vacant	382	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,784	57.9%
Renter-occupied	3,481	42.1%

1-unit, detached45.3%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units28.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,917	45.3%
1-unit, attached	609	7.0%
2 to 4 units	2,431	28.1%
5 to 19 units	513	5.9%
20 or more units	1,067	12.3%
Mobile home & other	110	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0978880
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 41.4499, -72.8183