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Moving to Wethersfield, Connecticut

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Population: 26,271. Estimated population in July 2024: 26,220 (-0.2% change)
Males: 12,192 (46.4%), Females: 14,079 (53.6%)

Hartford County

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.1 years
Median household income: $53,289
Median house value: $159,300

Population by Race

Races in Wethersfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.2%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

Ancestries: Italian (31.7%), Irish (20.3%), Polish (11.7%), English (8.9%), German (7.3%), French (6.0%).

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 12.4 square miles

Map of Wethersfield, CT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wethersfield

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wethersfield town

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

14.5% Foreign born (9.7% Europe, 2.6% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wethersfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wethersfield:

  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 3 miles; HARTFORD, CT; Abbreviation: HFD)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 16 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; Abbreviation: BDL)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 31 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; Abbreviation: BAF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wethersfield:

  • ROBERTSON FIELD (about 13 miles; PLAINVILLE, CT; Abbreviation: 4B8)
  • SIMSBURY (about 17 miles; SIMSBURY, CT; Abbreviation: 4B9)
  • SKYLARK AIRPARK (about 17 miles; WAREHOUSE POINT, CT; Abbreviation: 7B6)

Amtrak stations near Wethersfield:

  • 5 miles: HARTFORD (1 UNION PLACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 8 miles: BERLIN (KENSINGTON, DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: WINDSOR (41 CENTRAL ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Wethersfield:

  • PORTER AND CHESTER INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 333; Location: 125 SILAS DEANE HWY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.PORTERCHESTER.COM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wethersfield:

  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; HARTFORD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,056)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,863)
  • CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 8 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,557)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,993)
  • QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; HAMDEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 5,836)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,026)

Schools

Public high school in Wethersfield:

  • WETHERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,132; Location: 411 WOLCOTT HILL RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wethersfield:

  • SILAS DEANE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 576; Location: 551 SILAS DEANE HWY.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • HIGHCREST SCHOOL (Students: 492; Location: 95 HIGHCREST RD.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • ALFRED W. HANMER SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 50 FRANCIS ST.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • EMERSON-WILLIAMS SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 461 WELLS RD.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • CHARLES WRIGHT SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 186 NOTT ST.; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • WEBB KINDERGARTEN CENTER (Students: 336; Location: 51 WILLOW ST.; Grades: PK – KG)
  • HOMEBOUND (Location: 51 WILLOW STREET; Grades: PK – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Wethersfield:

  • CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL (Students: 532; Location: 581 SILAS DEANE HWY; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CCMC SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 170 RIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 11)

Libraries

Library in Wethersfield:

  • WETHERSFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,052,639; Location: 515 SILAS DEANE HIGHWAY; 104,596 books; 4,289 audio materials; 3,453 video materials; 230 serial subscriptions)

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