Demographics of Durham town, Connecticut

Durham town, Connecticut had 7,209 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +66 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Durham town, in four figures

7,209
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,208 ±31.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +66 people.; 45.5 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $158,857 ±$7,311
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Durham town, Connecticut's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Durham town, 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Durham town, Connecticut's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Durham town, 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	7,143	100.0	100.0
2021	7,199	100.8	100.2
2022	7,211	101.0	100.7
2023	7,215	101.0	101.6
2024	7,217	101.0	102.5
2025	7,209	100.9	103.1

Population of Durham town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,143	—
2021	7,199	+56
2022	7,211	+12
2023	7,215	+4
2024	7,217	+2
2025	7,209	−8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±2.8: for men 47.0 ±3.2 and for women 44.1 ±9.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Durham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	390 ±153	5.4% ±2.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	793 ±208	11.0% ±2.9	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	458 ±170	6.4% ±2.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,908 ±468	26.5% ±6.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,407 ±395	33.4% ±5.5	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,252 ±266	17.4% ±3.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $158,857 ±$7,311, and income per person $69,217 ±$5,989, 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 Durham town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	20 to 148	0.7% to 4.9%	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	60 to 310	2.0% to 10.4%	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	339 ±156	11.4% ±5.1	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	218 ±98	7.3% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	487 ±193	16.3% ±6.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	758 ±373	25.4% ±12.3	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	915 ±192	30.6% ±5.9	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±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%.

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 Durham town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	60 to 426	0.8% to 5.9%	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 78	0% to 6.6%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	16 to 324	0.4% to 7.8%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4 to 86	0.3% to 4.6%	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Durham town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Durham town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	3,022 ±246	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.8% ±0.7	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 3.1%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	93.2% ±4.9	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	6.8% ±3.3	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$424,800 ±$22,556	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,154 ±$448	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±4	1967 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Durham town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	155 to 625	2.2% to 8.7%	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,191 ±276	85.9% ±3.8	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 146	0% to 2.0%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 1.0%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	540 ±226	7.5% ±3.1	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 Durham town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	5,634 ±344	78.2% ±4.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,439 ±333	20.0% ±4.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 115	0% to 1.6%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13 to 165	0.2% to 2.3%	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2 to 80	< 0.1% to 1.1%	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 107	0% to 1.5%	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<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%.

Durham town among the places and towns of Connecticut

137th 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 Durham town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Easton town	7,670 ±31
Cos Cob CDP	7,546 ±960
Thomaston town	7,492 ±27
Staples CDP	7,340 ±695
Glastonbury Center CDP	7,266 ±930
Durham town	7,208 ±31
Putnam CDP	7,120 ±317
Lebanon town	7,116 ±30
Rockville CDP	7,072 ±994
Winsted CDP	6,977 ±706
Ridgefield CDP	6,970 ±745

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026