Demographics of Prospect town, Connecticut

Prospect town, Connecticut had 9,638 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +253 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Prospect town, in four figures

9,638
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,458 ±36.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +253 people.; 46.8 ±3.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $126,394 ±$17,555
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.

Prospect town, Connecticut's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Prospect 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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The figures

Prospect town, Connecticut's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Prospect 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	9,385	100.0	100.0
2021	9,434	100.5	100.2
2022	9,476	101.0	100.7
2023	9,546	101.7	101.6
2024	9,601	102.3	102.5
2025	9,638	102.7	103.1

Population of Prospect town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,385	—
2021	9,434	+49
2022	9,476	+42
2023	9,546	+70
2024	9,601	+55
2025	9,638	+37

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±3.9: for men 46.8 ±6.2 and for women 46.7 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Prospect town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	382 ±167	4.0% ±1.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,639 ±353	17.3% ±3.7	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	415 ±190	4.4% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,998 ±375	21.1% ±4.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,705 ±392	28.6% ±4.1	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,319 ±406	24.5% ±4.3	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $126,394 ±$17,555, and income per person $56,503 ±$6,891, 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 Prospect town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	72 to 294	2.1% to 8.3%	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	270 ±131	7.7% ±3.7	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	352 ±146	10.0% ±4.1	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	256 to 774	7.3% to 21.9%	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	817 ±222	23.2% ±6.1	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	652 ±216	18.5% ±6.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	740 ±186	21.0% ±5.1	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 Prospect town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	106 to 494	1.1% to 5.2%	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 114	< 0.1% to 5.6%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	44 to 308	1.0% to 6.6%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9 to 125	0.4% to 4.5%	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 Prospect town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prospect town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	3,703 ±208	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±1.9	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.3% to 9.1%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	93.5% ±3.7	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	2.9% to 10.2%	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$355,400 ±$21,192	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,800 ±$433	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±7	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 Prospect town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	216 to 914	2.3% to 9.7%	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,671 ±679	81.1% ±7.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	332 to 1,262	3.5% to 13.3%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.6%	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	0 to 125	0% to 1.3%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	40 to 698	0.4% to 7.4%	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 Prospect town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	7,075 ±466	74.8% ±4.9	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,516 ±407	16.0% ±4.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 136	0.2% to 1.4%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	789 ±290	8.3% ±3.1	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	500 ±211	5.3% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	113 to 465	1.2% to 4.9%	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%.

Prospect town among the places and towns of Connecticut

111th 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 Prospect town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kensington CDP	9,962 ±746
Sandy Hook CDP	9,863 ±864
Woodbury town	9,833 ±20
Burlington town	9,680 ±28
Groton city	9,490 ±34
Prospect town	9,458 ±36
Portland town	9,434 ±18
Thompson town	9,337 ±19
Putnam town	9,292 ±36
Oakville CDP	9,276 ±1,015
Hebron town	9,157 ±34

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