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New London, CT

27,625 Population
5.6 square miles 4,927.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 41.1 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2

Economics

$33,687 ±$2,256 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $47,133 ±$810
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
$59,098 ±$5,150 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $86,586 ±$1,937
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732

21.6% ±3.4% (5,191  ±821) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 10.7% 28,665 (±0.8% / ±2,102)
  • more than double the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)

19.2 minutes ±1.5 (234,380  ±22,937) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 23.9 2,900,400 (±0.4 / ±71,841)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)

Families

11,794 ±588 Number of households
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 115,768 ±890
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
2 ±0.1 (24,035  ±108) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 2.3 268,382 (±0 / ±157)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959

2.1% ±1.2% (158  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 5% † 3,060 (±0.8% / ±517)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)

Housing

12,737 ±505 Number of housing units
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 126,425 ±110
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276

$253,300 ±$22,757 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $323,400 ±$5,559
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621

18.2% ±3.4% (4,998  ±920) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 12% 33,149 (±0.8% / ±2,330)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)

Social

87.2% ±5.9% (15,290  ±1,169.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 92.8% 184,063
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
28.5% ±3.5% (5,006  ±632.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 35.8% 71,023
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

18.1% ±3.3% (4,990  ±897) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.8% 24,739
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177

5.7% ±1.5% (1,242  ±320) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8% 17,652 (±0.5% / ±1,009)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
1,242 Total veterans ±320 1,182 Male ±318 60 Female ±39

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