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Wallingford Center, CT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wallingford Center, Connecticut (Wallingford Center, CT — Census place “Wallingford Center CDP”) is 18,107 residents, ranking #27 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $84,554, the median home is worth $292,100 and median gross rent runs $1,243 a month. Looking for the Wallingford Center Connecticut ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wallingford Center, CT: 06492.
- Population
- 18,107Wallingford Center CDP residents
- Median household income
- $84,554Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $292,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,243Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.9%Owner-occupied households
Wallingford Center ZIP codes (Connecticut)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wallingford Center.
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What the numbers mean in Wallingford Center CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wallingford Center CDP median would spend about 17.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 57.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Wallingford Center CDP, CT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wallingford Center CDP is a mid-size town in Connecticut, with 18,107 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #27 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 40.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Wallingford Center CDP earn a median of $84,554 a year, 7.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wallingford Center CDP is valued at $292,100, 3.7% below the national figure and 15% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,243 a month, 11.6% below the national figure, or roughly $14,916 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 57.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Connecticut.
- Willimantic CDP 17,774
- Ansonia city 18,951
- Greenwich CDP 14,528
- North Haven CDP 24,177
- Orange CDP 14,251
- Wethersfield CDP 27,180
- Storrs CDP 13,502
- New London city 27,199
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wallingford Center CDP?
- Wallingford Center CDP has 18,107 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #27 of 215 in Connecticut.
- What is the median household income in Wallingford Center CDP?
- Median household income in Wallingford Center CDP is $84,554 a year, 7.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wallingford Center CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,243 a month and the median home value is $292,100, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.
- Is Wallingford Center CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wallingford Center CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wallingford Center CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.