Housing density: 227 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $820,471.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,447, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,071
Median gross rent in Wilton, CT in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Wilton with a mortgage: 3,726 (389 second mortgage, 633 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,178
In family households: 768,709 (156,025 male householders, 76,871 female householders)
178,028 spouses, 283,184 children (270,358 natural, 5,825 adopted, 7,001 stepchildren), 13,517 grandchildren, 10,152 brothers or sisters, 9,951 parents, foster children, 13,466 other relatives, 21,162 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128,952 (44,659 male householders (33,783 living alone)), 57,990 female householders (49,710 living alone)), 26,303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19,168 (9,152 institutionalized population)
167,032 married couples with children.
41,379 single-parent households (6,664 men, 34,715 women).
89.8% of residents of Wilton speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,393 (13.0%)
(61.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wilton, Connecticut
3541995 to March 2000
1151990 to 1994
2041985 to 1989
1621980 to 1984
1461975 to 1979
661970 to 1974
1971965 to 1969
321Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,966 (17.6%)
English: 3,104 (13.8%)
German: 2,973 (13.2%)
Italian: 2,762 (12.3%)
Other: 2,703 (12.0%)
Polish: 1,005 (4.5%)
United States: 970 (4.3%)
Russian: 721 (3.2%)
Scottish: 631 (2.8%)
French: 588 (2.6%)
Swedish: 412 (1.8%)
Norwegian: 340 (1.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 321 (1.4%)
Czech: 298 (1.3%)
Welsh: 296 (1.3%)
Dutch: 273 (1.2%)
Hungarian: 201 (0.9%)
Greek: 193 (0.9%)
Danish: 135 (0.6%)
French Canadian: 131 (0.6%)
Portuguese: 111 (0.5%)
Slovak: 86 (0.4%)
Swiss: 83 (0.4%)
Lithuanian: 77 (0.3%)
Arab: 62 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 47 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 40 (0.2%)
West Indian: 15 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Wilton:
14.2% (222)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Canada
Wilton:
11.9% (187)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
India
Wilton:
9.3% (145)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Germany
Wilton:
7.4% (116)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Italy
Wilton:
6.6% (104)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Poland
Wilton:
5.7% (89)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Korea
Wilton:
3.1% (49)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
France
Wilton:
2.9% (46)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Iran
Wilton:
2.8% (44)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,513)
Israel
Wilton:
2.5% (39)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,242)
Other Northern Europe
Wilton:
2.4% (37)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Other Western Europe
Wilton:
1.9% (30)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
South Africa
Wilton:
1.9% (29)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,269)
Other South Eastern Asia
Wilton:
1.8% (28)
Connecticut:
0.1% (299)
Philippines
Wilton:
1.5% (24)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Taiwan
Wilton:
1.5% (24)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,106)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,644
Other state: 10,152
Northeast: 7,059
Midwest: 1,339
South: 1,010
West: 744
59% of Wilton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 347
Less than 1 year of college: 158
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
Associate degree: 164
Bachelor's degree: 1,934
Master's degree: 1,425
Professional school degree: 583
Doctorate degree: 95
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 86
High school graduate (or equivalency): 602
Less than 1 year of college: 220
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 557
Associate degree: 422
Bachelor's degree: 2,357
Master's degree: 1,306
Professional school degree: 304
Doctorate degree: 140
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,403
One, attached: 238
Two: 20
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 96
10 to 19: 21
20 to 49: 108
50 or more: 137
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%