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Willimantic, CT

17,774 Population
5.4 square miles 3,278.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 41 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,190 ±$1,983 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $45,691 ±$788
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$41,972 ±$7,016 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $84,185 ±$1,981
  • about half the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

26.8% ±4.7% (4,155  ±762) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 10.6% 28,317 (±0.8% / ±2,071)
  • more than double the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

23.1 minutes ±2.2 (158,795  ±22,045) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 24.1 2,955,045 (±0.6 / ±83,741)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

6,630 ±434 Number of households
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 114,577 ±998
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.3 ±0.2 (15,375  ±752) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 2.3 267,732 (±0 / ±155)
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

3.6% ±1.8% (203  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 4.1% † 2,513 (±0.8% / ±479)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

7,007 ±456 Number of housing units
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 125,728 ±97
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$180,600 ±$8,825 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $293,900 ±$4,051
  • about half the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

11.1% ±2% (1,948  ±352.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 12.1% 33,384 (±0.8% / ±2,121.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

81.3% ±4.8% (8,376  ±713.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 92.6% 182,621
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
22% ±3.3% (2,267  ±370.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 34.6% 68,278
  • about half 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

9.2% ±2.1% (1,640  ±376) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.8% 24,659
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

3.3% ±1.1% (478  ±152) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.7% 19,021 (±0.4% / ±954)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
478 Total veterans ±152 478 Male ±152 N/A Female ±21

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