West Hartford is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 64,184 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, West Hartford is the ninth largest community in Connecticut.

Housing costs in West Hartford are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that West Hartford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, West Hartford is also a town of artists. West Hartford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape West Hartford’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.55% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about West Hartford, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because West Hartford is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes West Hartford a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to West Hartford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. West Hartford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 66.60% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in West Hartford in 2022 was $71,170, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $284,680 for a family of four.

West Hartford is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Hartford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Hartford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Hartford include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.

In addition, West Hartford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.66%).

The most common language spoken in West Hartford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.