Killingly is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 17,945 people and four associated neighborhoods, Killingly is the 66th largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns, Killingly isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Killingly are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Killingly is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Killingly who work in office and administrative support (11.60%), management occupations (9.95%), and sales jobs (9.56%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.61% 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!) Killingly 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. Killingly has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Killingly than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Killingly may be for you.The population of Killingly overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Killingly, 22.94% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Killingly in 2022 was $36,074, 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 $144,296 for a family of four. However, Killingly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Killingly is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Killingly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Killingly residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Killingly also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.36% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Killingly include French, English, Irish, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Killingly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
