Wilton Center

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,730
Median household income: $116,081
Median home value: $493,400

Wilton Center, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,730 residents. Its median household income of $116,081 runs below the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilton Center's population grew 119.5% from 788 to 1,730, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $330,900 to $493,400.

The typical home was built around 1986. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,730
Median age: 53.0 yrs
Median household income: $116,081
Median home value: $493,400
Median gross rent: $1,433
Housing units: 889
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7881,730

Median household income

$67,917$116,081

Median home value

$330,900$493,400

Median gross rent

$3,139$1,433

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	788	$67,917	$330,900	$3,139
2020	1,808	$116,696	$458,600	$1,519
2021	1,958	$106,875	$471,200	$1,391
2022	1,642	$130,543	$491,000	$1,415
2023	1,730	$116,081	$493,400	$1,433

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6421.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	0.8%
5 to 17	182	10.5%
18 to 24	178	10.3%
25 to 34	176	10.2%
35 to 44	165	9.5%
45 to 54	245	14.2%
55 to 64	375	21.7%
65 to 74	213	12.3%
75 and over	183	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,089	62.9%
Black or African American	219	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	199	11.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's13.9%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree28.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	7.8%
High school graduate	262	19.3%
Some college or associate's	188	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	418	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	383	28.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone57.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit2.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home35.4%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	571	57.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	20	2.0%
Walked	34	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	354	35.4%
Other means	22	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	310	47.9%
15 to 29 min	157	24.3%
30 to 44 min	74	11.4%
45 to 59 min	41	6.3%
60+ min	65	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 2.9% (50 of 1,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	429	49.4%
Nonfamily households	439	50.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	868	97.6%
Vacant	21	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	482	55.5%
Renter-occupied	386	44.5%

1-unit, detached29.2%

1-unit, attached16.1%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units27.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	260	29.2%
1-unit, attached	143	16.1%
2 to 4 units	151	17.0%
5 to 19 units	89	10.0%
20 or more units	246	27.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0986380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1913, -73.4262