Housing density: 444 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $371,867.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,219 (lower quartile is $953, upper quartile is $1,495)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,167
Median gross rent in Wallingford, CT in 2022: $1,407
Housing units in Wallingford with a mortgage: 7,650 (965 second mortgage, 1,087 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,800
In family households: 686,398 (135,155 male householders, 80,594 female householders)
152,067 spouses, 248,015 children (234,078 natural, 5,289 adopted, 8,648 stepchildren), 16,153 grandchildren, 8,819 brothers or sisters, 9,694 parents, foster children, 10,947 other relatives, 19,201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,881 (52,812 male householders (40,674 living alone)), 65,941 female householders (55,844 living alone)), 28,128 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29,198 (10,313 institutionalized population)
129,243 married couples with children.
54,016 single-parent households (8,416 men, 45,600 women).
88.4% of residents of Wallingford speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 4,731 (10.5%)
(61.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wallingford, Connecticut
6641995 to March 2000
3641990 to 1994
2811985 to 1989
2841980 to 1984
2501975 to 1979
1271970 to 1974
1841965 to 1969
931Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Italian: 11,704 (21.7%)
Irish: 9,181 (17.0%)
Other: 5,208 (9.6%)
Polish: 5,200 (9.6%)
English: 4,904 (9.1%)
German: 4,815 (8.9%)
French: 2,464 (4.6%)
United States: 1,676 (3.1%)
French Canadian: 1,251 (2.3%)
Hungarian: 1,009 (1.9%)
Scottish: 913 (1.7%)
Swedish: 868 (1.6%)
Portuguese: 815 (1.5%)
Russian: 656 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 645 (1.2%)
Lithuanian: 468 (0.9%)
Ukrainian: 320 (0.6%)
Greek: 295 (0.5%)
Welsh: 265 (0.5%)
Dutch: 239 (0.4%)
Danish: 225 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 221 (0.4%)
Czech: 194 (0.4%)
Slovak: 116 (0.2%)
Arab: 114 (0.2%)
Swiss: 87 (0.2%)
West Indian: 65 (0.1%)
Subsaharan African: 53 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Wallingford:
14.1% (435)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,282)
Poland
Wallingford:
8.9% (276)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Portugal
Wallingford:
8.0% (247)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Italy
Wallingford:
7.9% (243)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
India
Wallingford:
7.6% (233)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Canada
Wallingford:
7.4% (229)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
United Kingdom
Wallingford:
5.8% (179)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Germany
Wallingford:
5.3% (164)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Pakistan
Wallingford:
4.5% (139)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,317)
Philippines
Wallingford:
3.9% (120)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wallingford:
2.6% (80)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Other Northern Africa
Wallingford:
2.3% (72)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,005)
Jamaica
Wallingford:
1.7% (52)
Connecticut:
7.2% (26,819)
Hungary
Wallingford:
1.6% (48)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 30,353
Other state: 8,991
Northeast: 6,673
Midwest: 891
South: 1,069
West: 358
65% of Wallingford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 64
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 159
7th and 8th grade: 502
9th grade: 226
10th grade: 406
11th grade: 277
12th grade, no diploma: 333
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,238
Less than 1 year of college: 845
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,703
Associate degree: 986
Bachelor's degree: 2,819
Master's degree: 1,033
Professional school degree: 327
Doctorate degree: 176
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 94
Nursery to 4th grade: 48
5th and 6th grade: 109
7th and 8th grade: 547
9th grade: 215
10th grade: 318
11th grade: 370
12th grade, no diploma: 419
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,356
Less than 1 year of college: 1,177
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,888
Associate degree: 1,192
Bachelor's degree: 2,627
Master's degree: 1,436
Professional school degree: 171
Doctorate degree: 104
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 10,731
One, attached: 1,024
Two: 1,516
3 or 4: 1,472
5 to 9: 573
10 to 19: 438
20 to 49: 478
50 or more: 805
Mobile homes: 263
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $64,449
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%