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West Simsbury, CT

Demographic and economic profile of West Simsbury, CT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,878

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$201,397

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

53.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.1% since 2018

West Simsbury added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,854 (95.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races73 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone41 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone23 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone6 (0.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish48
  2. 2.Other Indo-European19
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9
  4. 4.Vietnamese8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

105

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$100,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care243
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management235
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate222
  4. 4.Manufacturing211
  5. 5.Retail Trade152

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations904
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations234
  3. 3.Service Occupations87
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations84
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations52

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.47×)222
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.57×)211
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.41×)235
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)152
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.77×)243

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$468,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,250/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,999261 (31.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999254 (30.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999190 (22.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99972 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99939 (4.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99910 (1.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

65.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$97,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone901 (67.9%)
  • Worked at Home364 (27.5%)
  • Walked30 (2.3%)
  • Carpooled16 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other4 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.