Demographics of Norwich city, Connecticut

Norwich city, Connecticut had 40,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −34 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norwich city, in four figures

40,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 39,973 ±44.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −34 people.; 38.5 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,024 ±$5,019
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 place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

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

The July 1 estimate of Norwich city, 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

Norwich city, Connecticut's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norwich city, 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	40,035	100.0	100.0
2021	40,065	100.1	100.2
2022	39,878	99.6	100.7
2023	39,934	99.7	101.6
2024	40,033	100.0	102.5
2025	40,001	99.9	103.1

Population of Norwich city, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	40,035	—
2021	40,065	+30
2022	39,878	−187
2023	39,934	+56
2024	40,033	+99
2025	40,001	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±1.7: for men 36.3 ±1.3 and for women 41.1 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norwich city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	2,129 ±369	5.3% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,233 ±639	15.6% ±1.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,937 ±576	9.8% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,439 ±914	28.6% ±2.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,461 ±735	23.7% ±1.8	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,774 ±690	16.9% ±1.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,024 ±$5,019, and income per person $37,378 ±$1,795, 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 Norwich city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	3,447 ±549	20.2% ±3.1	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,466 ±516	20.3% ±2.9	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,558 ±435	15.0% ±2.5	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,189 ±407	12.8% ±2.3	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,026 ±469	17.7% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,231 ±338	7.2% ±2.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,175 ±250	6.9% ±1.4	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 Norwich city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	6,649 ±1,250	16.7% ±3.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,172 ±562	26.1% ±6.1	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,235 ±735	14.6% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,242 ±267	13.4% ±2.6	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Norwich city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norwich city	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	19,059 ±558	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±1.2	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±2.0	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±3.7	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±3.1	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$242,300 ±$10,854	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,253 ±$68	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±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 Norwich city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,746 ±990	21.9% ±2.5	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,000 ±1,331	55.0% ±3.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,830 ±721	9.6% ±1.8	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,775 ±686	6.9% ±1.7	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	62 to 214	0.2% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	42 to 738	0.1% to 1.8%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,094 ±520	5.2% ±1.3	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 Norwich city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	21,978 ±1,113	55.0% ±2.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,326 ±882	25.8% ±2.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,241 ±668	5.6% ±1.7	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,428 ±735	13.6% ±1.8	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,780 ±449	7.0% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,648 ±590	6.6% ±1.5	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Norwich city among the places and towns of Connecticut

26th 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 Norwich city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Glastonbury town	35,293 ±52

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Norwich city, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 15 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 29 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 83 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 92 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 128 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