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Newtown, CT

1,968 Population
2.3 square miles 854.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 41 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$66,128 ±$6,082 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: $69,642 ±$1,008
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$161,000 ±$23,057 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: $111,656 ±$1,839
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

2.2% ±1% (44  ±20) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 9.4% 87,468 (±0.5% / ±4,490)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

29.9 minutes ±7 (22,295  ±3,655) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 31 12,213,305 (±0.3 / ±187,152)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

698 ±93 Number of households
  • the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 350,614 ±1,393
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.8 ±0.5 (1,954  ±191) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 2.7 931,708 (±0 / ±178)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

9.6% ±4.5% (41  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 4.7% 10,206 (±0.4% / ±832)
  • more than double the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

784 ±86 Number of housing units
  • the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 375,786 ±158
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$465,400 ±$17,294 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: $530,800 ±$7,323
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

10.2% ±3.3% (197  ±66.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 11.3% 105,752 (±0.5% / ±4,433)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

96.9% ±13.6% (1,327  ±125.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 90.2% 589,831 (±0.9% / ±5,587.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
62.9% ±3.1% (862  ±98.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 50.5% 330,476 (±0.6% / ±4,007)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)

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

7.1% ±3.2% (139  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 23.3% 220,292
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

6.5% ±3% (98  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metro Area: 3.3% 24,383 (±0.2% / ±1,266)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
98 Total veterans ±47 98 Male ±47 N/A Female ±14

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