Windham County
Windham County is comprised of Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Windham, and Woodstock.
Demographics
There are 116,782 people living in Windham County. Of these, 27,077 (23%) are youth under 20 years old. 43,725, or 37%, are of prime working age, or people between 25 and 54 years old. 19,310 (17%) are 65 years of age and older.
Population by Age
Source: American Community Survey Table B01001, 2019 1-year estimatesPopulation by Race
In Windham County, 83% of the population are white non-Hispanic, 2% are black non-Hispanic, and 1% are Asian non-Hispanic. 12% of the population identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The chart below shows the racial composition of the region. People who identify as Hispanic or Latino are listed under one category and not included in the numbers for each race.
Source: American Community Survey Table B03002, 2019 5-year estimatesEconomy
Median Household Income by Town in Windham County
Median household income represents the earnings of the "middle" household when all households are ordered from poorest to richest. Windham County has the median household income of $66,550, which is lower than the state's median of $78,444. By town, it varies from $93,472 in Pomfret down to $47,481 in Windham.
Source: American Community Survey Table B19013, 2019 5-year estimatesMedian Household Income by County
Windham County has the lowest median household income of all counties in Connecticut.
Source: American Community Survey Table B19013, 2019 5-year estimatesLabor Force
Labor force includes all persons aged 16 and over who are not on active duty and who are not inmates of institutions such as prisons or nursing homes.
In Windham County, 61,835 people are in the labor force. Of these, 57,975 are employed and 3,860 (6.2%) are unemployed. The unemployment rate of Windham County is lower than that in Connecticut (6.3%).
Unemployment Rate by Town in Windham County
In Windham County, the highest unemployment rate of 8% is in Windham, while the lowest unemployment rate of 4.1% is in Pomfret.
Source: Connecticut Department of Labor, 2021 annual averageUnemployment Rate by County
Source: Connecticut Department of Labor, 2021 annual averageFamilies
Single-Parent Families by Town in Windham County
In Windham County, 27.5% (or about 8,167) of families are considered single-parent. This is more than the Connecticut average of 26.2% (233,925 families).
The largest share of single-parent families is in Windham (51%). At 8.5%, Scotland has the smallest share of single-parent families in Windham County.
Single-Parent Families by County
Disengaged Youth
Youth are considered disengaged when they are between the ages of 16-19, not enrolled in school, and either unemployed or not in the labor force. In Connecticut, 4.5% of female youth and 5.7% of male youth are disengaged. In Windham County,
4.3%
of female youth are disengaged
10.9%
of male youth are disengaged
Schools
When publicly reporting aggregate totals, the Connecticut State Department of Education minimizes the risk of identification of individual students by not releasing the exact number if the total is fewer than 6.
Because so many school districts in Connecticut have small enrollment counts, we often lose important information. For example, we do not know whether a school district had 5 bullying incidents or 1.
By enrollment, Windham (3,206 students), Killingly (2,387 students), and Plainfield (1,991 students) are the largest school districts in the county.
Enrollment by School District in Windham County
Enrollment by Race
Because of data supression by CT Department of Education, we cannot determine exact counts of students of certain minority groups in many school districts. An approximate racial profile of students in Windham County is 69% white non-Hispanic, 2% black non-Hispanic, 1% Asian non-Hispanic, and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
Educational Needs
Windham County has 1,161 students who are English Language learners. 6,981 students are eligible for either free or subsidized lunch (46% of all students). There are 2,735 students receiving special education.
English Learners
Free/Subsidized Lunch
Special Education
Bullying Incidents
In 2020-2021, there were 14 bullying incidents in Windham County. 3 of 4 school districts that reported bullying incidents suppressed their data.Note: In the 2020-21 school year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students attended school in-person to varying degrees; some learned fully/mostly remotely for the entire school year.
Housing
Federally Subsidized Housing in Connecticut
The map shows properties that participate in at least one subsidy program, according to the National Housing Preservation Database. Hover over the green dots to see address and number of units in each property. This is not an exhaustive list of affordable housing units in Connecticut.
Equalized Net Grand List
The Net Grand List is an aggregate of the assessed value of taxable property in the town. The Office of Policy and Management (OPM) equalizes each town's grand list since valuations occur once every four years. Thus the value of a town that recently went through an assessment could vary from a town that is several years away from its last valuation.
As a way to understand the different values across towns, CTData provides a per capita (per person) calculation.
In Connecticut, towns along the coast (with some exceptions such as Bridgeport, New Haven, New London), and towns along the western border tend to have higher per capita equalized net grand list values.
About
Connecticut County Data Stories project was developed by CTData Collaborative to show how the 8 Connecticut counties compare in economy and demographics.
