Wilton is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 5,958 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilton is the 494th largest community in California. Housing costs in Wilton 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 California.Wilton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wilton is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilton who work in management occupations (12.39%), teaching (11.15%), and computer science and math (9.89%). Also of interest is that Wilton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.02% 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. Because of many things, Wilton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wilton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Wilton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wilton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Wilton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.65 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Wilton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Wilton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.47% of adults in Wilton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wilton in 2022 was $57,039, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $228,156 for a family of four. However, Wilton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wilton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wilton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wilton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.21% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wilton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Wilton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
