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.Unlike some towns, Wilton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wilton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wilton is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilton who work in teaching (10.86%), management occupations (10.38%), and computer science and math (10.04%). 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: 14.32% 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Wilton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wilton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Wilton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Wilton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Wilton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.18% of adults in Wilton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wilton in 2022 was $55,949, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $223,796 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 22.28% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wilton include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scandinavian. The most common language spoken in Wilton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
