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06897

Wilton, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
18,777
Median household income
$242,199
People below poverty
2.4%
Median home value
$928,800

Income

The median income of households in 06897 was $242,199. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 59.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0.3
$15,000 to $24,999 2.2
$25,000 to $34,999 2
$35,000 to $49,999 3.8
$50,000 to $74,999 4.5
$75,000 to $99,999 4.3
$100,000 to $149,999 10.1
$150,000 to $199,999 10.9
$200,000 or more 59.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 188929
Female 121662

An estimated 84.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $34,438. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.7
Social Security 26.9
Retirement income 25.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.6
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 2.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 2.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2.7

In 2020-2024, 1.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 8.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 8.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06897 in 2020-2024, 98.6% had health insurance coverage and 1.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88.3% and public coverage was 19.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.9%.


In 2020-2024, 06897 had a total population of 18,777 - 9,338 (49.7%) females and 9,439 (50.3%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 27.3% of the population was under 18 years, 23.4% was 19 to 44 years, 31.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 16 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06897 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 446 457
5 to 9 948 675
10 to 14 775 652
15 to 19 1001 590
20 to 24 353 713
25 to 29 281 313
30 to 34 145 154
35 to 39 555 632
40 to 44 621 616
45 to 49 673 590
50 to 54 800 952
55 to 59 759 734
60 to 64 676 660
65 to 69 545 507
70 to 74 240 289
75 to 79 251 384
80 to 84 160 205
85 and over 210 215

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74.8% were White; 3.7% were Black or African American; 5.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.4% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.5% of the people in 06897 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73.8% of the people in 06897 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,122 households in 06897. The average household size was 3.03 people.

Married-couple households made up 73.2% of the households in 06897 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.6% of all households, while 7.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.8% of all households.

In 06897, 42.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 73.2
Cohabiting Couples 3.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
7.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66.3% of males and 60.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.3 22.9
Now married, except separated 66.3 60.4
Separated 0.3 0
Widowed 2.5 8.5
Divorced 4.5 8.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06897, 259 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 81.5% of the people living in 06897 were U.S. natives. 36.8% of the 06897 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 18.5% of 06897 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06897 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 06897.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 24
Asia 29.2
Europe 31
Africa 10
Northern America 5.1
Oceania 0.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06897 in 2020-2024, 18.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% of people at least five years old; 4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 11.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 06897 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.7
Different house, same county 3.5
Different county, same state 0.5
Different state 4.6
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 75.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06897 was 5,656 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 575 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,219. College or graduate school enrollment was 862.

Educational Attainment of People in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.9
High school diploma or equivalency 11.8
Some college, no degree 7.2
Associate's degree 3.9
Bachelor's degree 38.2
Graduate or professional degree 37

Disability

In 06897, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06897, 65.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,746 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 762 8.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 857 9.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06897 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 3.4
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.2
Information 4.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 20.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 24.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06897 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,546 69.6
Service occupations 709 7.5
Sales and office occupations 1,535 16.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 297 3.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 324 3.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 51.3% of 06897 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 35.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 51.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.9
Walked 0.9
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 33.8

In 2020-2024, 06897 had a total of 6,408 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.4
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06897 was 8.3 rooms, and of these housing units 80.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06897 had 6,122 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 286 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.6% while renters occupied 11.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.16 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3% and another 29.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06897:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06897 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 12.3
Electricity 13.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 72.5
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06897 was $928,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71.5 % had a mortgage. 28.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06897 was $1,819. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.