Griswold is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 11,509 people and two associated neighborhoods, Griswold is the 90th largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns, Griswold isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Griswold are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Griswold is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Griswold who work in office and administrative support (13.81%), sales jobs (11.98%), and management occupations (10.05%). Also of interest is that Griswold 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: 9.63% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Griswold has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Griswold has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Griswold than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Griswold may be for you.The education level of Griswold citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.18% of adults 25 and older in Griswold have a college degree. The per capita income in Griswold in 2022 was $39,616, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,464 for a family of four. However, Griswold contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Griswold home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Griswold residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Griswold include French, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Griswold is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Polish.
