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.
One downside of living in Wilton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.80 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: 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.
