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New London, CT

27,199 Population
5.6 square miles 4,851.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 41 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,888 ±$2,245 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $45,691 ±$788
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$60,123 ±$7,255 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $84,185 ±$1,981
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

21% ±3.9% (5,036  ±929) Persons below poverty line
  • about 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)

20.1 minutes ±1.7 (239,720  ±25,281) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 24.1 2,955,045 (±0.6 / ±83,741)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

11,569 ±516 Number of households
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 114,577 ±998
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.1 ±0.1 (23,913  ±85) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 2.3 267,732 (±0 / ±155)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

1.3% ±0.8% (97  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 4.1% † 2,513 (±0.8% / ±479)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

12,514 ±501 Number of housing units
  • the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 125,728 ±97
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$234,800 ±$9,389 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: $293,900 ±$4,051
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

17.9% ±3.3% (4,862  ±,899.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 12.1% 33,384 (±0.8% / ±2,121.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

88% ±5.6% (15,410  ±1,124) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 92.6% 182,621
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
29% ±3.3% (5,067  ±,611.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 34.6% 68,278
  • about two-thirds of 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

19.1% ±3% (5,206  ±802) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.8% 24,659
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

5.7% ±1.3% (1,201  ±283) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metro Area: 8.7% 19,021 (±0.4% / ±954)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
1,201 Total veterans ±283 1,129 Male ±267 72 Female ±49

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