Demographics of Enfield town, Connecticut

Enfield town, Connecticut had 41,142 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −38 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Enfield town, in four figures

41,142
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 41,090 ±36.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −38 people.; 40.7 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,404 ±$4,833
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.

Enfield town, Connecticut's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Enfield 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Enfield town, Connecticut's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Enfield 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	41,180	100.0	100.0
2021	40,773	99.0	100.2
2022	41,305	100.3	100.7
2023	40,932	99.4	101.6
2024	40,982	99.5	102.5
2025	41,142	99.9	103.1

Population of Enfield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	41,180	—
2021	40,773	−407
2022	41,305	+532
2023	40,932	−373
2024	40,982	+50
2025	41,142	+160

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.9: for men 38.1 ±1.8 and for women 43.9 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Enfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	2,525 ±492	6.1% ±1.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,230 ±523	12.7% ±1.3	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,361 ±536	8.2% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,606 ±777	28.2% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,989 ±769	26.7% ±1.9	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,379 ±513	18.0% ±1.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,404 ±$4,833, and income per person $47,134 ±$2,795, 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 Enfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	1,519 ±274	9.1% ±1.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,467 ±367	14.8% ±2.1	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,556 ±386	15.4% ±2.3	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,660 ±336	16.0% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,561 ±478	21.4% ±2.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,922 ±342	11.6% ±2.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,931 ±322	11.6% ±1.9	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 Enfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	3,252 ±666	8.3% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,027 ±352	13.4% ±4.4	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,548 ±340	7.2% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	677 ±188	6.7% ±1.8	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Enfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Enfield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	17,178 ±602	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±1.2	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% ±1.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.7% ±2.2	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.3% ±2.3	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$252,900 ±$6,840	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,574 ±$83	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±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 Enfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,617 ±879	11.2% ±2.1	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,961 ±1,287	75.3% ±3.1	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,921 ±407	4.7% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	940 ±323	2.3% ±0.8	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15 to 199	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,499 ±667	6.1% ±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 Enfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	21,414 ±1,003	52.1% ±2.4	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,351 ±944	39.8% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	926 ±246	2.3% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,399 ±419	5.8% ±1.0	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,613 ±271	3.9% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	786 ±307	1.9% ±0.7	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Enfield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

25th 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 Enfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Hartford CDP	50,918 ±39
Middletown city	47,958 ±39
Wallingford town	44,362 ±31
Southington town	43,803 ±34
Shelton city	41,889 ±86
Enfield town	41,090 ±36
Norwich city	39,973 ±44
Groton town	38,130 ±86
Trumbull town	37,281 ±29
Manchester CDP	36,759 ±1,174
Torrington city	35,547 ±33

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Enfield town, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 22 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 26 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 33 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 57 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 76 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate
No. 87 Places in Connecticut by median household income

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