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Willimantic, CT

18,096 Population
5.4 square miles 3,338 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±2.7 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 41.1 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,106 ±$1,953 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $47,133 ±$810
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$45,962 ±$6,554 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $86,586 ±$1,937
  • about half the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.4% ±3.5% (3,666  ±573) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 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)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.2 minutes ±2.3 (168,950  ±23,750) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 23.9 2,900,400 (±0.4 / ±71,841)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,662 ±408 Number of households
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 115,768 ±890
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (15,666  ±648) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 2.3 268,382 (±0 / ±157)
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±2.1% (232  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 5% † 3,060 (±0.8% / ±517)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,100 ±444 Number of housing units
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 126,425 ±110
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$190,900 ±$16,953 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $323,400 ±$5,559
  • about half the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.4% ±2.6% (2,037  ±471.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 12% 33,149 (±0.8% / ±2,330)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.5% ±5.1% (8,489  ±727.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 92.8% 184,063
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.2% ±3.2% (2,551  ±366) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 35.8% 71,023
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

11.3% ±2.4% (2,052  ±441) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.8% 24,739
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.7% ±0.9% (385  ±133) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8% 17,652 (±0.5% / ±1,009)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
385 Total veterans ±133 385 Male ±133 N/A Female ±21

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