Demographics of Westbrook town, Connecticut

Westbrook town, Connecticut had 6,918 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +152 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westbrook town, in four figures

6,918
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,856 ±19.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +152 people.; 58.2 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,202 ±$22,831
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.

Westbrook town, Connecticut's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westbrook 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

Westbrook town, Connecticut's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westbrook 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	6,766	100.0	100.0
2021	6,845	101.2	100.2
2022	6,876	101.6	100.7
2023	6,905	102.1	101.6
2024	6,915	102.2	102.5
2025	6,918	102.2	103.1

Population of Westbrook town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,766	—
2021	6,845	+79
2022	6,876	+31
2023	6,905	+29
2024	6,915	+10
2025	6,918	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 58.2 ±3.7: for men 54.6 ±5.0 and for women 59.6 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westbrook town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	7 to 139	0.1% to 2.0%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	586 ±166	8.5% ±2.4	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	306 ±140	4.5% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,436 ±314	20.9% ±4.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,984 ±331	28.9% ±4.8	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,471 ±380	36.0% ±5.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,202 ±$22,831, and income per person $61,201 ±$8,020, 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 Westbrook town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	433 ±154	12.3% ±4.3	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	533 ±245	15.1% ±6.9	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	609 ±232	17.3% ±6.5	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	244 ±99	6.9% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	621 ±179	17.6% ±5.0	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	420 ±142	11.9% ±4.0	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	663 ±180	18.8% ±5.0	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 Westbrook town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	478 ±161	7.0% ±2.4	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4 to 66	0.7% to 9.9%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	255 ±105	8.2% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	81 to 295	2.8% to 9.6%	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 Westbrook town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westbrook town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	4,231 ±238	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.3% ±2.3	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.7% ±4.3	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.6% ±6.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.4% ±5.5	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$434,300 ±$41,587	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,425 ±$176	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±4	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 Westbrook town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,067 ±372	15.6% ±5.4	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,196 ±454	75.8% ±6.6	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12 to 108	0.2% to 1.6%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 181	0% to 2.6%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	198 to 718	2.9% to 10.5%	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 Westbrook town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	3,921 ±421	57.2% ±6.1	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,761 ±379	25.7% ±5.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	70 to 378	1.0% to 5.5%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	950 ±348	13.9% ±5.1	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	168 to 528	2.5% to 7.7%	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	602 ±283	8.8% ±4.1	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%.

Westbrook town among the places and towns of Connecticut

145th 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 Westbrook town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rockville CDP	7,072 ±994
Winsted CDP	6,977 ±706
Ridgefield CDP	6,970 ±745
Old Greenwich CDP	6,936 ±663
New Canaan CDP	6,896 ±992
Westbrook town	6,856 ±19
Essex town	6,794 ±28
New Hartford town	6,675 ±35
Branford Center CDP	6,305 ±655
Killingworth town	6,240 ±19
Simsbury Center CDP	6,198 ±675

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