Demographics of Wilton town, Connecticut

Wilton town, Connecticut had 19,435 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,005 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wilton town, in four figures

19,435
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,777 ±24.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,005 people.; 43.1 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $242,199 ±$15,893
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.

Wilton town, Connecticut's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wilton 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

Wilton town, Connecticut's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wilton 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	18,430	100.0	100.0
2021	18,523	100.5	100.2
2022	18,650	101.2	100.7
2023	19,160	104.0	101.6
2024	19,300	104.7	102.5
2025	19,435	105.5	103.1

Population of Wilton town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,430	—
2021	18,523	+93
2022	18,650	+127
2023	19,160	+510
2024	19,300	+140
2025	19,435	+135

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±1.7: for men 41.6 ±2.0 and for women 44.0 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wilton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	903 ±197	4.8% ±1.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,224 ±454	22.5% ±2.4	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,483 ±340	7.9% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,317 ±348	17.7% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,844 ±506	31.1% ±2.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,006 ±320	16.0% ±1.7	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $242,199 ±$15,893, and income per person $113,354 ±$8,632, 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 Wilton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	302 ±123	4.9% ±2.0	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	355 ±104	5.8% ±1.7	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	275 ±101	4.5% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	265 ±111	4.3% ±1.8	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	616 ±151	10.1% ±2.4	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	666 ±171	10.9% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,643 ±236	59.5% ±3.1	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 Wilton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	440 ±200	2.4% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 106	0.2% to 2.1%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	130 to 436	1.4% to 4.7%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	30 to 168	0.7% to 4.0%	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 Wilton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilton town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	6,408 ±242	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±5.1	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±2.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.6% ±2.3	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.4% ±2.4	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$928,800 ±$27,672	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,819 ±$438	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±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 Wilton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,220 ±337	6.5% ±1.8	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,851 ±790	73.8% ±4.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	128 to 1,204	0.7% to 6.4%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,199 ±263	6.4% ±1.4	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	77 to 443	0.4% to 2.4%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,556 ±471	8.3% ±2.5	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 Wilton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	6,914 ±604	36.8% ±3.2	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,187 ±597	43.6% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	204 ±88	1.1% ±0.5	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,472 ±546	18.5% ±2.9	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,973 ±364	10.5% ±1.9	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,499 ±435	8.0% ±2.3	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Wilton town among the places and towns of Connecticut

64th 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 Wilton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Southbury town	20,071 ±23
Waterford town	19,673 ±38
Ansonia city	19,033 ±61
Monroe town	18,949 ±24
Avon town	18,946 ±30
Wilton town	18,777 ±24
East Lyme town	18,721 ±47
Stonington town	18,478 ±24
Wallingford Center CDP	18,208 ±1,034
Willimantic CDP	18,096 ±642
Montville town	17,950 ±45

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