Demographics of Danbury city, Connecticut

Danbury city, Connecticut had 89,033 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,955 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Danbury city, in four figures

89,033
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 87,263 ±40.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +2,955 people.; 40.6 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,393 ±$6,065
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Danbury city, Connecticut's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Danbury city, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Danbury city, Connecticut's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Danbury city, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	86,078	100.0	100.0
2021	87,087	101.2	100.2
2022	87,284	101.4	100.7
2023	87,294	101.4	101.6
2024	88,924	103.3	102.5
2025	89,033	103.4	103.1

Population of Danbury city, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	86,078	—
2021	87,087	+1,009
2022	87,284	+197
2023	87,294	+10
2024	88,924	+1,630
2025	89,033	+109

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±1.3: for men 39.3 ±1.4 and for women 42.0 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Danbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	3,580 ±539	4.1% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,514 ±1,109	15.5% ±1.3	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,987 ±878	10.3% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,169 ±1,307	26.6% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,042 ±1,330	26.4% ±1.5	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,971 ±1,030	17.2% ±1.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,393 ±$6,065, and income per person $45,585 ±$2,322, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Danbury city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	5,183 ±853	15.7% ±2.5	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,359 ±573	13.2% ±1.7	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,831 ±576	14.6% ±1.7	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,491 ±632	13.6% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,655 ±665	17.1% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,552 ±537	10.7% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,000 ±592	15.1% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Danbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	9,931 ±1,708	11.7% ±2.0	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,841 ±581	16.8% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,801 ±972	10.1% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,289 ±534	11.4% ±2.6	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Danbury city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Danbury city	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	34,948 ±898	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±1.5	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±2.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±2.8	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$411,200 ±$12,370	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,846 ±$63	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Danbury city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	28,114 ±1,686	32.2% ±1.9	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,032 ±1,649	40.1% ±1.9	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,818 ±1,585	11.3% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,722 ±777	5.4% ±0.9	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	31 to 109	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,760 ±857	3.2% ±1.0	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,706 ±1,422	7.7% ±1.6	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Danbury city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	32,635 ±1,853	37.4% ±2.1	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,128 ±1,417	25.4% ±1.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,922 ±498	2.2% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	30,578 ±1,647	35.0% ±1.9	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13,046 ±1,295	15.0% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17,532 ±1,482	20.1% ±1.7	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Danbury city among the places and towns of Connecticut

7th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Danbury city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stamford city	137,144 ±48
New Haven city	134,349 ±55
Hartford city	121,127 ±49
Waterbury city	114,869 ±48
Norwalk city	92,187 ±70
Danbury city	87,263 ±40
New Britain city	74,223 ±58
Greenwich town	63,856 ±58
West Hartford CDP	63,620 ±37
Fairfield town	63,416 ±52
Bristol city	61,462 ±29

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Danbury city, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 9 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 12 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 16 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 45 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 68 Places in Connecticut by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026