Demographics of Ledyard town, Connecticut

Ledyard town, Connecticut had 15,601 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +211 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ledyard town, in four figures

15,601
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,433 ±38.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +211 people.; 37.1 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $107,975 ±$9,893
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.

Ledyard town, Connecticut's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ledyard 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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Ledyard town, Connecticut's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ledyard 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	15,390	100.0	100.0
2021	15,384	100.0	100.2
2022	15,400	100.1	100.7
2023	15,473	100.5	101.6
2024	15,589	101.3	102.5
2025	15,601	101.4	103.1

Population of Ledyard town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,390	—
2021	15,384	−6
2022	15,400	+16
2023	15,473	+73
2024	15,589	+116
2025	15,601	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±1.4: for men 37.6 ±1.1 and for women 36.2 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ledyard town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	812 ±255	5.3% ±1.7	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,428 ±508	22.2% ±3.3	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	863 ±249	5.6% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,211 ±480	27.3% ±3.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,427 ±457	22.2% ±3.0	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,692 ±445	17.4% ±2.9	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $107,975 ±$9,893, and income per person $46,160 ±$4,100, 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 Ledyard town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	513 ±240	9.2% ±4.3	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	850 ±312	15.3% ±5.5	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	475 ±156	8.6% ±2.8	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	709 ±221	12.8% ±3.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,271 ±302	22.9% ±5.2	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	758 ±195	13.7% ±3.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	975 ±237	17.6% ±4.1	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 Ledyard town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	355 to 1,409	2.3% to 9.1%	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	131 to 603	3.3% to 14.1%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	138 to 580	1.8% to 7.6%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	71 to 241	2.1% to 6.7%	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 Ledyard town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ledyard town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	5,876 ±391	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±8.7	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% to 8.7%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.7% ±5.2	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.3% ±4.3	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$326,200 ±$26,800	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,629 ±$247	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	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 Ledyard town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,763 ±547	11.4% ±3.5	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,339 ±601	73.5% ±3.9	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	287 to 939	1.9% to 6.1%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	87 to 293	0.6% to 1.9%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	42 to 254	0.3% to 1.6%	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 376	0% to 2.4%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,220 ±347	7.9% ±2.2	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 Ledyard town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	8,005 ±781	51.9% ±5.1	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,325 ±751	41.0% ±4.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	390 ±182	2.5% ±1.2	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	713 ±212	4.6% ±1.4	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	595 ±194	3.9% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47 to 189	0.3% to 1.2%	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%.

Ledyard town among the places and towns of Connecticut

79th 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 Ledyard town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Plainfield town	15,141 ±23
Greenwich CDP	14,792 ±1,194
Tolland town	14,606 ±31
Cromwell town	14,334 ±27

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