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Wethersfield, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Wethersfield is a Census CDP of 27,250 people across 12.30 square miles of land, in Capitol Planning Region. Median household income is $126,806, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wethersfield
What Wethersfield is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.3 sq mi
- Water area0.8 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,215
- County holding the largest share of its areaCapitol Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wethersfield
How many people live in Wethersfield
- Population27,250
- Median age43.4
- Population under 185,745
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over5,551
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent
- Households11,212
- Family households7,596
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wethersfield
Income and work in Wethersfield
- Median household income$126,806
- Per capita income$57,772
- Civilian labor force15,051
- Employed14,537
- Unemployed514 plus or minus 210
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over19,655
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wethersfield
Housing in Wethersfield
- Housing units11,747
- Occupied units11,212
- Vacant units535 plus or minus 218
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied9,034
- Renter occupied2,178
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$324,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,370
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent
- Single family units9,331
- Share single family79.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,416
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wethersfield
How Wethersfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,696
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,376
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,685
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent
- Drove alone68.0 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home18.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wethersfield
SBA loans in Wethersfield (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$6,557,700
- Average approval$273,238
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$495,000
- Largest approval$1,592,000
- Jobs supported121
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.8 percent
- Share to franchises4.2 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wethersfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wethersfield
SBA loans in Wethersfield (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,892,000
- Average approval$946,000
- Median approval$946,000
- Largest approval$1,444,000
- Jobs supported33
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wethersfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Capitol Planning Region, not Wethersfield
Capitol Planning Region context, not Wethersfield figures
- Establishments in Capitol Planning Region23,642
- Covered employment, Capitol Planning Region522,687
- Average annual pay, Capitol Planning Region$82,874
- Housing units permitted, Capitol Planning Region1,618
Every figure in this section is published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Wethersfield.
All Capitol Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wethersfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wethersfield, Connecticut?
27,250, in 11,212 households. Wethersfield CDP covers 12.30 square miles of land, which is 2,215 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wethersfield in?
Capitol Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wethersfield?
$126,806. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $324,600. Median gross rent is $1,370 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wethersfield businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $6.6 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wethersfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wethersfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wethersfield. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Wethersfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wethersfield.
Is zoning published for Wethersfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.