Demographics of Ellington town, Connecticut

Ellington town, Connecticut had 16,594 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +197 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ellington town, in four figures

16,594
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,455 ±26.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +197 people.; 40.9 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $129,913 ±$17,325
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.

Ellington town, Connecticut's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ellington 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

Ellington town, Connecticut's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ellington 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	16,397	100.0	100.0
2021	16,417	100.1	100.2
2022	16,427	100.2	100.7
2023	16,485	100.5	101.6
2024	16,542	100.9	102.5
2025	16,594	101.2	103.1

Population of Ellington town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,397	—
2021	16,417	+20
2022	16,427	+10
2023	16,485	+58
2024	16,542	+57
2025	16,594	+52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±2.4: for men 38.6 ±1.6 and for women 43.6 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ellington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	938 ±292	5.7% ±1.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,012 ±435	18.3% ±2.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,178 ±379	7.2% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,863 ±477	23.5% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,373 ±552	26.6% ±3.4	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,091 ±464	18.8% ±2.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $129,913 ±$17,325, and income per person $57,643 ±$3,927, 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 Ellington town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	263 ±103	4.2% ±1.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	960 ±333	15.2% ±5.2	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	754 ±247	11.9% ±3.8	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	576 ±193	9.1% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,273 ±265	20.1% ±4.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	855 ±206	13.5% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,640 ±266	25.9% ±3.9	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 Ellington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	394 ±175	2.4% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	21 to 141	0.6% to 3.6%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	96 to 302	1.2% to 3.6%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	48 to 180	1.2% to 4.2%	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 Ellington town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ellington town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	6,667 ±400	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±1.7	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.6% to 8.7%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.2% ±3.2	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.8% ±3.9	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$366,900 ±$16,797	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,737 ±$212	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Ellington town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	82 to 1,148	0.5% to 7.0%	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,316 ±816	80.9% ±5.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	211 to 1,055	1.3% to 6.4%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,079 ±326	6.6% ±2.0	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 249	0% to 1.5%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	709 ±344	4.3% ±2.1	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 Ellington town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	9,834 ±642	59.8% ±3.9	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,129 ±655	31.2% ±4.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 to 256	0.3% to 1.6%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,337 ±307	8.1% ±1.9	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	756 ±230	4.6% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	581 ±183	3.5% ±1.1	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%.

Ellington town among the places and towns of Connecticut

75th 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 Ellington town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Killingly town	17,867 ±21
Brookfield town	17,706 ±50
Madison town	17,616 ±30
Plainville town	17,551 ±27
Seymour town	16,889 ±24
Ellington town	16,455 ±26
Wolcott town	16,279 ±44
Suffield town	15,702 ±24
Colchester town	15,648 ±29
Ledyard town	15,433 ±38
Storrs CDP	15,207 ±648

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