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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wilton, the average commute to work is 35.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Wilton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
