Demographics of Willington town, Connecticut

Willington town, Connecticut had 5,601 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +50 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Willington town, in four figures

5,601
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,575 ±26.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +50 people.; 37.5 ±7.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,114 ±$11,616
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.

Willington town, Connecticut's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Willington 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

Willington town, Connecticut's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Willington 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	5,551	100.0	100.0
2021	5,548	99.9	100.2
2022	5,549	100.0	100.7
2023	5,572	100.4	101.6
2024	5,591	100.7	102.5
2025	5,601	100.9	103.1

Population of Willington town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,551	—
2021	5,548	−3
2022	5,549	+1
2023	5,572	+23
2024	5,591	+19
2025	5,601	+10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±7.2: for men 37.8 ±12.3 and for women 37.4 ±6.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Willington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	224 ±102	4.0% ±1.8	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	236 to 748	4.2% to 13.4%	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	930 ±413	16.7% ±7.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,403 ±298	25.2% ±5.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,228 ±318	22.0% ±5.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,298 ±356	23.3% ±6.4	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 $91,114 ±$11,616, and income per person $51,029 ±$8,248, 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 Willington town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	163 to 577	6.3% to 21.8%	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	569 ±280	21.7% ±10.5	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	38 to 208	1.5% to 7.9%	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	274 to 852	10.6% to 32.2%	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	464 ±180	17.7% ±6.7	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	75 to 249	2.9% to 9.4%	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	376 ±156	14.3% ±5.8	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±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%.

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 Willington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	726 ±319	13.0% ±5.7	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 36	0% to 5.1%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	645 ±318	20.4% ±9.6	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 155	0% to 9.0%	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 Willington town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Willington town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	2,717 ±257	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±1.3	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 6.7%	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.0% ±7.5	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.0% ±9.7	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$305,800 ±$48,229	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,357 ±$116	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±5	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 Willington town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	137 to 767	2.5% to 13.8%	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,576 ±408	82.1% ±7.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.9%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 to 402	1.5% to 7.2%	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	83 to 495	1.5% to 8.9%	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 Willington town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	3,611 ±410	64.8% ±7.3	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,375 ±323	24.7% ±5.8	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	56 to 442	1.0% to 7.9%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	159 to 521	2.9% to 9.3%	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	57 to 375	1.0% to 6.7%	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 198	0.9% to 3.6%	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%.

Willington town among the places and towns of Connecticut

161st 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 Willington town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Daniels Farm CDP	5,976 ±731
Portland CDP	5,944 ±488
Sherwood Manor CDP	5,706 ±868
Pawcatuck CDP	5,577 ±525
Harwinton town	5,575 ±19
Willington town	5,575 ±26
Noroton CDP	5,539 ±611
Terryville CDP	5,461 ±618
Columbia town	5,300 ±44
Bethany town	5,288 ±23
East Granby town	5,238 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 27 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 48 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 59 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 67 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 81 Places in Connecticut by median home value

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