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Wethersfield, CT

Full City Profile · Connecticut · Capitol Planning Region County

4.0 /5.0
A Great
27,180 Population 2,210/sq mi density
$118,523 Median Income $56,391 per capita
$300,500 Home Value $410,481 Zillow
$1,303 Median Rent 29.0% income on rent
52°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr
88 Violent Crime/100K 1,350 property/100K
A
Overall
4.0 / 5.0
Strong
A+
Economy
5.0 / 5.0
$118,523 median income, 2.2% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$300,500 home value, $1,303/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
88 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
54.5% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2013–2023)

Population Change
+2.2%
26,590 → 27,180
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.22%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+52.5%
$77,740 → $118,523
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+4.31%
Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Wethersfield across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030
27,601
+421 from 2023 (27,180)
Projected Median Income 2030
$159,252
+$40,729 from 2023 ($118,523)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year Population YoY % Median Income YoY %
2013 26,590 $77,740
2015 26,510 -0.3% $77,195 -0.7%
2017 26,395 -0.4% $81,452 +5.5%
2019 26,171 -0.8% $86,216 +5.8%
2021 27,162 +3.8% $100,557 +16.6%
2023 27,180 +0.1% $118,523 +17.9%
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.