Demographics of New Canaan CDP, Connecticut

New Canaan CDP, Connecticut had 6,896 ±992 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

New Canaan CDP, in four figures

6,896 ±992
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 144th
Among Connecticut's places and towns: Of 168 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 43.1 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $146,700 ±$33,024
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±5.2: for men 40.6 ±7.2 and for women 43.8 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in New Canaan CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	416 ±136	6.0% ±1.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,179 ±273	17.1% ±3.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	324 to 1,028	4.9% to 14.7%	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,391 ±283	20.2% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,936 ±441	28.1% ±5.0	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,298 ±254	18.8% ±2.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $146,700 ±$33,024, and income per person $109,769 ±$20,268, 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 New Canaan CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	77 to 259	2.9% to 9.4%	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	306 ±132	11.2% ±4.7	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	183 to 631	6.9% to 22.9%	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	14 to 114	0.5% to 4.1%	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	441 ±141	16.1% ±4.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	68 to 230	2.5% to 8.3%	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,201 ±243	43.9% ±7.4	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 New Canaan CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	138 to 558	2.1% to 8.0%	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	32 to 184	2.3% to 11.3%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	47 to 269	1.5% to 7.4%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	21 to 143	1.4% to 8.1%	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 New Canaan CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New Canaan CDP	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	3,033 ±305	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±4.4	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% to 14.7%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.2% ±7.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.8% ±7.1	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,099,400 ±$131,155	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,425 ±$462	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±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 New Canaan CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	120 to 522	1.8% to 7.5%	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,588 ±940	81.0% ±7.1	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	40 to 362	0.6% to 5.2%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	210 to 858	3.2% to 12.3%	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 107	0% to 1.5%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	212 ±102	3.1% ±1.4	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 New Canaan CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	2,361 ±893	34.2% ±12.0	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,917 ±407	42.3% ±8.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	92 to 658	1.4% to 9.5%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,243 ±436	18.0% ±5.8	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	898 ±407	13.0% ±5.6	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	345 ±145	5.0% ±2.0	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%.

New Canaan CDP among the places and towns of Connecticut

144th 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 New Canaan CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lebanon town	7,116 ±30
Rockville CDP	7,072 ±994
Winsted CDP	6,977 ±706
Ridgefield CDP	6,970 ±745
Old Greenwich CDP	6,936 ±663
New Canaan CDP	6,896 ±992
Westbrook town	6,856 ±19
Essex town	6,794 ±28
New Hartford town	6,675 ±35
Branford Center CDP	6,305 ±655
Killingworth town	6,240 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median rent
No. 1 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 3 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 3 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 9 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

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