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Population (year 2000): 15,823
Males: 7,707  (48.7%)
Females: 8,116  (51.3%)

Windham County

Median resident age:  28.5 years
Connecticut median age:  37.4 years

Zip codes: 06226.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,900 (it was $30,155 in 2000)
Willimantic  $31,900
Connecticut:  $60,941

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $165,400 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
Willimantic  $165,400
Connecticut:  $271,500

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Races in Willimantic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
  • Hispanic (30.2%)
  • Other race (16.9%)
  • Black (6.3%)
  • Two or more races (4.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (12.7%), French (10.7%), Italian (8.2%), German (6.8%), French Canadian (6.5%), English (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1893

Elevation: 266 feet

Land area: 4.39 square miles.

Population density: 3607 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Willimantic

  • High school or higher: 70.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 12.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Willimantic CDP

  • Never married: 38.3%
  • Now married: 41.9%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

1,645 residents are foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 1.8% Europe, 1.6% Asia, 1.5% North America).

This place:  10.4%
Connecticut:  10.9%



According to our research there were 42 registered sex offenders living in Willimantic, Connecticut in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Willimantic to the number of sex offenders is 377 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Willimantic:  2.3% ($2,189)
Connecticut:  1.8% ($2,961)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, CT (21.8 miles , pop. 54,740).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (79.6 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (129.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Windham, CT (1.3 miles ), South Windham, CT (2.5 miles ), Mansfield Center, CT (3.7 miles ), Mansfield, CT (5.3 miles ), Columbia, CT (5.6 miles ), Storrs, CT (7.0 miles ), Lebanon, CT (7.0 miles ), South Coventry, CT (7.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.72 N, Longitude: 72.21 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,021 (+6.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 2,339 (34.3%)


People in group quarters in Willimantic
  • 1764 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 122 people in nursing homes
  • 78 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 56 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 15 people in religious group quarters
  • 7 people in halfway houses
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 860

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Willimantic by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Murders 0001010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.06.20.06.10.0
Rapes 0001946
    per 100,000 0.00.00.06.255.624.636.8
Robberies 32191937392533
    per 100,000 206.2117.7119.4230.1241.0153.6202.3
Assaults 86482731151120
    per 100,000 554.3297.3169.7192.892.767.6122.6
Burglaries 147186144164128111170
    per 100,000 947.41152.0904.91020.0790.9681.91042.4
Thefts 563557496647500430548
    per 100,000 3628.53449.83116.84024.13089.52641.63360.1
Auto thefts 43434152475855
    per 100,000 277.1266.3257.6323.4290.4356.3337.2
Arson 0002544
    per 100,000 0.00.00.012.430.924.624.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 284.5) 406.4334.7278.4383.3337.5273.4349.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 46 (41 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.59
US city average:  3.00

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Willimantic-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Willimantic place center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.9 miles away from the place center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: SI Financial Group, Inc. (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).


Hospital/medical center in Willimantic:
  • WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (112 MANSFIELD AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Willimantic:
  • NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER, CT)
  • JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; STAFFORD SPRINGS, CT)
  • ROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ROCKVILLE, CT)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willimantic:
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 31 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 31 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID: HFD)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 35 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willimantic:
  • WINDHAM (about 4 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
  • SALMON RIVER AIRFIELD (about 18 miles; MARLBOROUGH, CT; ID: 9B8)
  • TOUTANT (about 20 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)

Colleges/Universities in Willimantic:
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,165; Location: 83 WINDHAM ST; Public; Website: www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • WINDHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-RADIOLOGIC TECH PROG (FT enrollment: 17; Location: 112 MANSFIELD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wcmh.org)
  • WINDHAM REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Location: 210 BIRCH ST; Public)
  • WILLIMANTIC INSTITUTE OF HAIRDRESSING (Location: 1320 MAIN ST UNIT 23; Private, for-profit)
  • WINDHAM AVIATION (Location: PO BOX 136 WINDHAM AIRPORT; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Willimantic:
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 7 miles; STORRS, CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MIDDLETOWN, CT; FT enrollment: 2,993)
  • TRINITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 2,056)
  • WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
  • MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
Public high schools in Willimantic:
Public elementary/middle schools in Willimantic:
Private elementary/middle schools in Willimantic:
  • ST MARY-ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location: 35 VALLEY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • WINDHAM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 44; Location: 143 WINDHAM ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Notable locations in Willimantic: Jillison House Museum (A), Grant Medical Library (B), Dunham Hall Library (C), Windham Textile and History Museum (D), Willimantic Public Library (E), Williamantic Town Hall (F), J Eugene Smith Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Bridge Street Plaza Shopping Center (1), Willimantic Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Willimantic include: Abundant Life Community Church (A), Saint Joseph Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C), Ebenezer Lutheran Church (D), Saint Marys Ukranian Catholic Church (E), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (F), Salvation Army (G), Christian Life Assembly Church (H), Church of the Nazarene Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Willimantic include: Lautor Park (1), Guild Field (2), Young Field (3), Memorial Park (4), Burdick Park (5), Main Street Historic District (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Willimantic Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: T & M Billiards & Bar Stools (Amusement & Theme Parks; 560 Main Street).

Courts: Connecticut State - Windham Judicial District- New Haven Judicial District- Judicial Br (81 Columbia Avenue), Judicial Branch - Support Enforcement Services- Putnam- Juvenile Matters C (81 Columbia Avenue), Windham Town - Municipal Offices- Probate Court (Town Hall), Judicial Branch - Support Enforcement Services- Putnam- Clerk's Office- Windham Judicial Dist (108 Valley Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Willimantic and their reported violations in the past:

S&P PROPERTIES, LLC (Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-23-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-29-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2005 and FEB-27-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-17-2006), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-07-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and FEB-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-17-2006), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-07-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Intentional no-action (JAN-01-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Intentional no-action (JAN-01-2005)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 199 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Connecticut:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  56.5%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  19.8%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.6%
Whole state:  3.9%

Willimantic compared to Connecticut state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.


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Banks with branches in Willimantic (2007 data):
  • Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company: West Main At Shaw's Branch at 60 Cantor Drive, branch established on 1995-06-10; Savings Institute Bank And Trust Com at 803 Main Street, branch established on 1842-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $732.9 mil, Deposits: $545.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices
  • Liberty Bank: Windham Branch at 1703 West Main Street, branch established on 1988-12-19; Willimantic Main Branch at 679 Main Street, branch established on 1982-09-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,579.7 mil, Deposits: $2,010.9 mil, headquarters in Middletown, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Willimantic Plaza Branch at 1589 West Main Street, branch established on 1969-06-06. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • People's Bank: Willimantic Stop And Shop Branch at 1391 Main Street, branch established on 1997-08-19. Info updated 2006-08-21: Bank assets: $10,700.1 mil, Deposits: $9,100.8 mil, headquarters in Bridgeport, CT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices



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6.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,997 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.37%
Connecticut average:  5.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($299 average AGI)
Windham County:  0.12%
Connecticut average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New London County, CT  1.43% ($36,914 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT  0.82% ($33,191)
from Providence County, RI  0.69% ($54,980)


6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.17%
Connecticut average:  5.64%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($190 average AGI)
Windham County:  0.07%
Connecticut average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New London County, CT  1.33% ($34,428 average AGI)
to Tolland County, CT  0.94% ($38,518)
to Hartford County, CT  0.48% ($51,142)


Strongest AM radio stations in Willimantic:
  • WILI (1400 AM; 1 kW; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: THE NUTMEG BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WINY (1350 AM; 5 kW; PUTNAM, CT; Owner: OSBREY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Willimantic:
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WECS (90.1 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE COLLEGE)
  • WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
  • W258AC (99.5 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WKNL (100.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBVC (91.1 FM; POMFRET, CT; Owner: POMFRET SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Willimantic:
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)

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