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Windsor Locks, CT

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

Population

12,555

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$81,205

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

Windsor Locks lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,939 (71.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,134 (9.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone723 (5.7%)
  • Asian Alone695 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races551 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race526 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish550
  2. 2.Other Indo-European535
  3. 3.Vietnamese125
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island98
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic69

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

561

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$44,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,291
  2. 2.Manufacturing1,052
  3. 3.Retail Trade819
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management748
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate730

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,664
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,314
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,236
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,039
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations575

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.57×)730
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.51×)1,052
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.48×)607
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)819
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.96×)466

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$236,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,290/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,361 (31.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999951 (22.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999695 (16.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999432 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999296 (6.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999196 (4.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,891 (71.7%)
  • Worked at Home938 (13.7%)
  • Carpooled798 (11.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other112 (1.6%)
  • Walked67 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit16 (0.2%)

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.