Demographics of Wallingford town, Connecticut

Wallingford town, Connecticut had 44,406 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −113 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wallingford town, in four figures

44,406
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 44,362 ±31.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −113 people.; 42.6 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $104,773 ±$5,444
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.

Wallingford town, Connecticut's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wallingford 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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Wallingford town, Connecticut's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wallingford 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	44,519	100.0	100.0
2021	44,395	99.7	100.2
2022	44,235	99.4	100.7
2023	44,220	99.3	101.6
2024	44,417	99.8	102.5
2025	44,406	99.7	103.1

Population of Wallingford town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	44,519	—
2021	44,395	−124
2022	44,235	−160
2023	44,220	−15
2024	44,417	+197
2025	44,406	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±1.8: for men 41.8 ±2.2 and for women 44.0 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wallingford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	2,447 ±472	5.5% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,893 ±702	13.3% ±1.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,983 ±452	6.7% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,178 ±935	27.5% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,456 ±764	25.8% ±1.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,405 ±763	21.2% ±1.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $104,773 ±$5,444, and income per person $54,137 ±$2,597, 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 Wallingford town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	2,244 ±553	12.1% ±2.9	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,967 ±348	10.6% ±1.8	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,199 ±363	11.9% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,401 ±336	13.0% ±1.7	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,085 ±577	22.0% ±3.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,432 ±370	13.1% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,210 ±418	17.3% ±2.2	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 Wallingford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	2,348 ±705	5.4% ±1.6	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	117 to 735	1.4% to 8.8%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,168 ±469	4.9% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	754 ±247	6.4% ±2.0	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 Wallingford town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wallingford town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	19,418 ±723	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±0.8	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.6	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.8% ±2.4	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.2% ±3.2	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$353,100 ±$7,962	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,374 ±$84	$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 Wallingford town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,539 ±1,381	12.5% ±3.1	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,216 ±1,549	79.4% ±3.5	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	934 ±407	2.1% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,065 ±355	2.4% ±0.8	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	108 to 436	0.2% to 1.0%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,320 ±345	3.0% ±0.8	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 Wallingford town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	31,368 ±1,125	70.7% ±2.5	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,754 ±731	17.5% ±1.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	856 ±348	1.9% ±0.8	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,384 ±932	9.9% ±2.1	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,609 ±515	5.9% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,775 ±641	4.0% ±1.4	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Wallingford town among the places and towns of Connecticut

22nd 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 Wallingford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stratford town	52,790 ±58
Milford town	52,684 ±32
Milford city (balance)	51,023 ±278
East Hartford CDP	50,918 ±39
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

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Wallingford 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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026