Newington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 31,227 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Newington is the 31st largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newington who work in office and administrative support (12.19%), management occupations (10.49%), and sales jobs (10.22%). Also of interest is that Newington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Newington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The citizens of Newington are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.84% of adults in Newington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Newington in 2022 was $47,853, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,412 for a family of four. Newington is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Newington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Newington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newington include Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and German. Newington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.08%. The most common language spoken in Newington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
