Demographics of Redding town, Connecticut

Redding town, Connecticut had 8,847 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +127 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Redding town, in four figures

8,847
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,780 ±26.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +127 people.; 52.0 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $186,060 ±$14,812
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.

Redding town, Connecticut's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Redding 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

Redding town, Connecticut's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Redding 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	8,720	100.0	100.0
2021	8,760	100.5	100.2
2022	8,758	100.4	100.7
2023	8,777	100.7	101.6
2024	8,835	101.3	102.5
2025	8,847	101.5	103.1

Population of Redding town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,720	—
2021	8,760	+40
2022	8,758	−2
2023	8,777	+19
2024	8,835	+58
2025	8,847	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.0 ±2.0: for men 51.9 ±2.6 and for women 52.1 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Redding town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	372 ±123	4.2% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,302 ±215	14.8% ±2.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	547 ±187	6.2% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,444 ±224	16.4% ±2.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,797 ±321	31.9% ±3.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,318 ±292	26.4% ±3.3	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $186,060 ±$14,812, and income per person $96,415 ±$11,182, 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 Redding town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	272 ±101	8.0% ±3.0	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	63 to 237	1.9% to 7.0%	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	203 ±89	6.0% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	244 ±92	7.2% ±2.7	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	457 ±132	13.4% ±3.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	597 ±163	17.6% ±4.7	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,476 ±179	43.4% ±4.8	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 Redding town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	346 ±163	4.0% ±1.9	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11 to 133	0.7% to 7.9%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	43 to 175	1.1% to 4.5%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	165 ±80	5.4% ±2.6	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 Redding town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Redding town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	3,595 ±176	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±6.5	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±2.6	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	91.6% ±2.7	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	8.4% ±3.4	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$706,300 ±$33,165	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,101 ±$304	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Redding town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	732 ±322	8.3% ±3.7	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,095 ±395	80.8% ±4.5	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8 to 132	0.1% to 1.5%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	286 ±132	3.3% ±1.5	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 131	0.1% to 1.5%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	481 ±178	5.5% ±2.0	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 Redding town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	3,530 ±301	40.2% ±3.4	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,300 ±373	49.0% ±4.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 to 185	0.5% to 2.1%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	835 ±225	9.5% ±2.6	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	586 ±157	6.7% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	65 to 433	0.7% 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%.

Redding town among the places and towns of Connecticut

120th 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 Redding town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oakville CDP	9,276 ±1,015
Hebron town	9,157 ±34
Woodbridge town	9,073 ±21
East Haddam town	8,969 ±19
Riverside CDP	8,954 ±670
Redding town	8,780 ±26
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

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