Demographics of Litchfield town, Connecticut

Litchfield town, Connecticut had 8,381 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +196 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Litchfield town, in four figures

8,381
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,260 ±48.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +196 people.; 52.0 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,609 ±$15,694
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.

Litchfield town, Connecticut's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Litchfield 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

Litchfield town, Connecticut's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Litchfield 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	8,185	100.0	100.0
2021	8,267	101.0	100.2
2022	8,283	101.2	100.7
2023	8,300	101.4	101.6
2024	8,350	102.0	102.5
2025	8,381	102.4	103.1

Population of Litchfield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,185	—
2021	8,267	+82
2022	8,283	+16
2023	8,300	+17
2024	8,350	+50
2025	8,381	+31

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.0 ±1.8: for men 52.2 ±3.6 and for women 51.8 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Litchfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	310 ±116	3.8% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	966 ±157	11.7% ±1.9	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	538 ±169	6.5% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,710 ±265	20.7% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,479 ±293	30.0% ±3.5	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,257 ±265	27.3% ±3.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,609 ±$15,694, and income per person $60,398 ±$5,253, 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 Litchfield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	292 ±70	8.2% ±1.9	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	605 ±139	17.0% ±3.8	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	444 ±142	12.5% ±3.9	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	423 ±110	11.9% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	783 ±163	22.0% ±4.4	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	365 ±110	10.2% ±3.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	654 ±124	18.3% ±3.3	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 Litchfield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	404 ±190	4.9% ±2.3	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1 to 51	0.1% to 4.0%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	82 to 416	2.1% to 10.6%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	129 ±58	4.3% ±1.9	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 Litchfield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Litchfield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	4,230 ±247	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±6.6	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±3.7	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.2	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±3.9	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$391,900 ±$25,654	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,076 ±$198	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±5	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 Litchfield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	372 ±139	4.5% ±1.7	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,019 ±285	85.0% ±3.4	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5 to 129	0.1% to 1.6%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	70 to 382	0.8% to 4.6%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	37 to 187	0.4% to 2.3%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	229 to 699	2.8% to 8.5%	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 Litchfield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	5,238 ±384	63.4% ±4.6	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,414 ±319	29.2% ±3.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 182	0.4% to 2.2%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	499 ±183	6.0% ±2.2	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	393 ±173	4.8% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	29 to 183	0.4% to 2.2%	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%.

Litchfield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

126th 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 Litchfield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County)	8,681 ±1,169
Haddam town	8,644 ±20
Brooklyn town	8,517 ±54
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park CDP	8,460 ±724
Woodstock town	8,319 ±21
Litchfield town	8,260 ±48
New Milford CDP	8,188 ±1,057
Southwood Acres CDP	8,115 ±716
Thompsonville CDP	7,927 ±960
Middlebury town	7,807 ±43
Old Lyme town	7,679 ±18

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 33 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 36 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 37 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 44 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate
No. 48 Places in Connecticut by median home value

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