Demographics of Westport town, Connecticut

Westport town, Connecticut had 28,301 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,261 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Westport town, in four figures

28,301
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,528 ±55.; +4.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,261 people.; 45.4 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; At the edge of the top or bottom interval
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.

Westport town, Connecticut's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Westport 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

Westport town, Connecticut's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Westport 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	27,040	100.0	100.0
2021	27,338	101.1	100.2
2022	27,458	101.5	100.7
2023	27,647	102.2	101.6
2024	27,973	103.5	102.5
2025	28,301	104.7	103.1

Population of Westport town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,040	—
2021	27,338	+298
2022	27,458	+120
2023	27,647	+189
2024	27,973	+326
2025	28,301	+328

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±1.5: for men 45.2 ±1.8 and for women 45.6 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Westport town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	1,631 ±433	5.9% ±1.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,060 ±588	22.0% ±2.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,622 ±304	5.9% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,247 ±421	15.4% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,882 ±624	32.3% ±2.3	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,086 ±495	18.5% ±1.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is At the edge of the top or bottom interval, and income per person $134,276 ±$9,519, 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 Westport town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	483 ±114	4.9% ±1.2	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	465 ±146	4.8% ±1.5	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	762 ±324	7.8% ±3.3	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	478 ±137	4.9% ±1.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,073 ±233	11.0% ±2.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	759 ±186	7.8% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,758 ±358	58.9% ±2.8	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 Westport town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	867 ±208	3.2% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	36 to 182	0.5% to 2.4%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	396 ±136	3.2% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	362 ±122	5.0% ±1.6	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 Westport town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Westport town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	10,363 ±411	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±0.6	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±2.2	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.8% ±2.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.2% ±2.0	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,405,200 ±$124,450	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,509 ±$709	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±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 Westport town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,447 ±790	8.9% ±2.9	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,433 ±1,071	77.9% ±3.9	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	207 to 687	0.8% to 2.5%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,564 ±411	5.7% ±1.5	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	52 to 436	0.2% to 1.6%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,343 ±408	4.9% ±1.5	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 Westport town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	7,201 ±760	26.2% ±2.8	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,780 ±891	57.3% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	533 ±186	1.9% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,014 ±517	14.6% ±1.9	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,414 ±404	8.8% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,600 ±387	5.8% ±1.4	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Westport town among the places and towns of Connecticut

42nd 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 Westport town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
New Milford town	28,334 ±54
Branford town	28,217 ±32
East Haven CDP	27,806 ±31
New London city	27,625 ±51
Newtown town	27,593 ±35
Westport town	27,528 ±55
Wethersfield CDP	27,250 ±35
Farmington town	27,134 ±31
South Windsor town	26,907 ±29
Mansfield town	25,358 ±37
Ridgefield town	25,109 ±28

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Westport town, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 1 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 5 Places by median rent
No. 5 Places in Connecticut by homeownership rate
No. 6 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 11 Places by per capita income

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