Demographics of Suffield town, Connecticut

Suffield town, Connecticut had 16,046 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +364 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Suffield town, in four figures

16,046
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,702 ±24.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +364 people.; 44.5 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $119,472 ±$12,973
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.

Suffield town, Connecticut's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Suffield 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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Suffield town, Connecticut's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Suffield 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	15,682	100.0	100.0
2021	15,401	98.2	100.2
2022	15,736	100.3	100.7
2023	15,711	100.2	101.6
2024	15,912	101.5	102.5
2025	16,046	102.3	103.1

Population of Suffield town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,682	—
2021	15,401	−281
2022	15,736	+335
2023	15,711	−25
2024	15,912	+201
2025	16,046	+134

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.5 ±1.7: for men 41.5 ±2.5 and for women 50.4 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Suffield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	549 ±134	3.5% ±0.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,991 ±279	12.7% ±1.8	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,603 ±513	10.2% ±3.3	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,842 ±347	24.5% ±2.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,820 ±555	30.7% ±3.5	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,897 ±343	18.4% ±2.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $119,472 ±$12,973, and income per person $55,021 ±$4,016, 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 Suffield town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	403 ±136	7.6% ±2.5	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	410 ±122	7.7% ±2.3	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	513 ±171	9.7% ±3.2	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	913 ±263	17.2% ±4.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	948 ±180	17.9% ±3.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	817 ±163	15.4% ±3.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,293 ±215	24.4% ±3.9	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 Suffield town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	634 ±238	4.6% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	62 to 266	2.6% to 10.4%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	234 ±110	3.0% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	236 ±100	6.5% ±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 Suffield town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Suffield town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	5,633 ±311	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±7.1	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 9.2%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.7% ±6.3	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.3% ±3.3	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$407,500 ±$25,909	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,424 ±$141	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	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 Suffield town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,138 ±294	7.2% ±1.9	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,539 ±502	79.9% ±3.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,092 ±235	7.0% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	66 to 448	0.4% to 2.9%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	31 ±11	0.2% ±0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 0.6%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	590 ±187	3.8% ±1.2	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 Suffield town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	8,539 ±747	54.4% ±4.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,096 ±680	38.8% ±4.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	311 ±85	2.0% ±0.5	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	756 ±191	4.8% ±1.2	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	516 ±167	3.3% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	240 ±96	1.5% ±0.6	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Suffield town among the places and towns of Connecticut

77th 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 Suffield town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Madison town	17,616 ±30
Plainville town	17,551 ±27
Seymour town	16,889 ±24
Ellington town	16,455 ±26
Wolcott town	16,279 ±44
Suffield town	15,702 ±24
Colchester town	15,648 ±29
Ledyard town	15,433 ±38
Storrs CDP	15,207 ±648
Plainfield town	15,141 ±23
Greenwich CDP	14,792 ±1,194

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