Demographics of Newtown town, Connecticut

Newtown town, Connecticut had 28,183 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,133 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Newtown town, in four figures

28,183
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,593 ±35.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,133 people.; 43.8 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $155,110 ±$10,710
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.

Newtown town, Connecticut's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newtown 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

Newtown town, Connecticut's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newtown 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	27,050	100.0	100.0
2021	27,504	101.7	100.2
2022	27,667	102.3	100.7
2023	27,879	103.1	101.6
2024	28,078	103.8	102.5
2025	28,183	104.2	103.1

Population of Newtown town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,050	—
2021	27,504	+454
2022	27,667	+163
2023	27,879	+212
2024	28,078	+199
2025	28,183	+105

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±1.7: for men 41.7 ±1.6 and for women 46.1 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newtown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	1,168 ±315	4.2% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,932 ±564	17.9% ±2.0	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,357 ±430	8.5% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,816 ±558	21.1% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,264 ±641	29.9% ±2.3	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,056 ±481	18.3% ±1.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $155,110 ±$10,710, and income per person $71,818 ±$5,608, 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 Newtown town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	760 ±212	7.9% ±2.2	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	558 ±207	5.8% ±2.2	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	748 ±180	7.8% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	661 ±136	6.9% ±1.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,908 ±326	19.9% ±3.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,180 ±249	12.3% ±2.6	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,760 ±357	39.3% ±3.4	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 Newtown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	1,221 ±409	4.5% ±1.5	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	136 to 568	2.3% to 9.3%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	506 ±186	3.7% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	363 ±126	4.9% ±1.7	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 Newtown town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newtown town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	10,279 ±439	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±5.4	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±2.0	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.0% ±1.4	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	10.0% ±1.9	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$546,200 ±$20,902	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,855 ±$318	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±3	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 Newtown town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,010 ±969	10.9% ±3.5	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,624 ±1,119	78.4% ±4.1	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,015 ±409	3.7% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	552 ±249	2.0% ±0.9	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,361 ±389	4.9% ±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 Newtown town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	14,224 ±847	51.5% ±3.1	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,879 ±815	39.4% ±3.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	418 ±162	1.5% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,072 ±389	7.5% ±1.4	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,459 ±297	5.3% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	613 ±207	2.2% ±0.8	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Newtown town among the places and towns of Connecticut

41st 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 Newtown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cheshire town	29,040 ±58
New Milford town	28,334 ±54
Branford town	28,217 ±32
East Haven CDP	27,806 ±31
New London city	27,625 ±51
Newtown town	27,593 ±35
Westport town	27,528 ±55
Wethersfield CDP	27,250 ±35
Farmington town	27,134 ±31
South Windsor town	26,907 ±29
Mansfield town	25,358 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Newtown town, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate
No. 6 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 7 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 21 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 24 Places in Connecticut by median age

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