Demographics of Vernon town, Connecticut

Vernon town, Connecticut had 30,842 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +686 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vernon town, in four figures

30,842
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,577 ±32.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +686 people.; 39.4 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,356 ±$5,752
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Vernon 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

Vernon town, Connecticut's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vernon 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	30,156	100.0	100.0
2021	30,396	100.8	100.2
2022	30,640	101.6	100.7
2023	30,703	101.8	101.6
2024	30,794	102.1	102.5
2025	30,842	102.3	103.1

Population of Vernon town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,156	—
2021	30,396	+240
2022	30,640	+244
2023	30,703	+63
2024	30,794	+91
2025	30,842	+48

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±2.5: for men 36.1 ±2.1 and for women 44.2 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vernon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	1,546 ±348	5.1% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,633 ±515	11.9% ±1.7	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,763 ±527	9.0% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,991 ±761	29.4% ±2.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,944 ±740	26.0% ±2.4	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,700 ±534	18.6% ±1.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,356 ±$5,752, and income per person $46,295 ±$2,394, 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 Vernon town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	1,865 ±390	13.7% ±2.8	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,067 ±338	15.2% ±2.4	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,973 ±399	14.5% ±2.9	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,064 ±432	15.2% ±3.1	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,680 ±361	19.7% ±2.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,481 ±328	10.9% ±2.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,481 ±320	10.9% ±2.3	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 Vernon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	4,061 ±889	13.4% ±2.9	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	861 ±402	16.8% ±7.5	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,326 ±566	13.5% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	874 ±278	11.0% ±3.3	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vernon town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vernon town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	14,449 ±392	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.2% ±1.3	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.8% ±2.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.2% ±2.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.8% ±2.8	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$275,500 ±$10,614	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,425 ±$77	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	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 Vernon town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,432 ±592	11.2% ±1.9	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,657 ±1,121	70.8% ±3.7	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,678 ±696	5.5% ±2.3	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,153 ±574	7.0% ±1.9	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	236 ±69	0.8% ±0.2	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 138	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,346 ±439	4.4% ±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 Vernon town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	19,302 ±853	63.1% ±2.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,909 ±666	22.6% ±2.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,057 ±313	3.5% ±1.0	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,309 ±603	10.8% ±2.0	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,809 ±418	5.9% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,500 ±394	4.9% ±1.3	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Vernon town among the places and towns of Connecticut

34th 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 Vernon town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Manchester CDP	36,759 ±1,174
Torrington city	35,547 ±33
Glastonbury town	35,293 ±52
Naugatuck borough	31,800 ±63
Newington CDP	30,896 ±29
Vernon town	30,577 ±32
Windsor town	29,468 ±47
Cheshire town	29,040 ±58
New Milford town	28,334 ±54
Branford town	28,217 ±32
East Haven CDP	27,806 ±31

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Vernon town, Connecticut

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