people, 2,353 households, and 1,437 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,429 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.06% White, 0.97% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.02% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population. There were 2,423 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% were single householders with no spouse present (7.4% female householder, 3.8% male), and 39.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 20, 16.9% from 20 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. The median income for a household in the town was $51,690, and the median income for a family was $70,684. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $36,310 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,062. About 2.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. Education Elementary and middle school-aged residents attend schools in the Willington School District. All residents are zoned to: Center Elementary School (Kindergarten through 4) Hall Memorial School (Grades 5 through 8) High school-aged residents attend E. O. Smith High School of the Regional School District 19, as well as an option to attend Windham Technical High School. Prior to the community's affiliation with Regional School District 19, Willington offered its high school–aged students a choice attending one of the two institutions. Numbers varied from year to year, having the undesired effect of breaking up classes and bussing them distances of up to 15 miles. The two available choices as of 2018 are: E. O. Smith High School in Mansfield, Connecticut Windham Technical High School in Windham, Connecticut. Popular culture Willington was featured on the Fox science fiction show Fringe in Season