Demographics of Winchester town, Connecticut

Winchester town, Connecticut had 10,360 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +101 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Winchester town, in four figures

10,360
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,284 ±27.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +101 people.; 49.1 ±6.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,519 ±$11,612
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.

Winchester town, Connecticut's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Winchester 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

Winchester town, Connecticut's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Winchester 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	10,259	100.0	100.0
2021	10,294	100.3	100.2
2022	10,299	100.4	100.7
2023	10,300	100.4	101.6
2024	10,346	100.8	102.5
2025	10,360	101.0	103.1

Population of Winchester town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,259	—
2021	10,294	+35
2022	10,299	+5
2023	10,300	+1
2024	10,346	+46
2025	10,360	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.1 ±6.2: for men 48.5 ±4.9 and for women 52.1 ±8.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Winchester town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	485 ±146	4.7% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,103 ±262	10.7% ±2.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	609 ±209	5.9% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,399 ±380	23.3% ±3.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,874 ±472	27.9% ±4.6	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,814 ±523	27.4% ±5.1	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,519 ±$11,612, and income per person $39,549 ±$2,932, 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 Winchester town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	939 ±346	18.6% ±6.8	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	713 ±217	14.1% ±4.2	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,081 ±309	21.4% ±6.0	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	784 ±252	15.5% ±4.9	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	906 ±247	18.0% ±4.8	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	302 ±127	6.0% ±2.5	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	318 ±110	6.3% ±2.1	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 Winchester town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	1,300 ±417	12.8% ±4.1	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26 to 230	1.9% to 15.2%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	382 ±179	8.1% ±3.7	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	790 ±324	20.3% ±7.4	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 Winchester town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Winchester town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	5,519 ±321	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.4% ±1.0	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.6% ±3.3	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±5.9	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±6.8	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$249,500 ±$17,105	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,174 ±$116	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±7	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 Winchester town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	707 ±313	6.9% ±3.0	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,912 ±484	86.7% ±4.7	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 416	0% to 4.0%	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 182	0% to 1.8%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	183 to 567	1.8% to 5.5%	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 Winchester town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	7,462 ±438	72.6% ±4.3	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,073 ±368	20.2% ±3.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 86	< 0.1% to 0.8%	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	706 ±261	6.9% ±2.5	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	274 ±133	2.7% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	178 to 686	1.7% to 6.7%	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%.

Winchester town among the places and towns of Connecticut

103rd 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 Winchester town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Windsor town	11,213 ±41
Granby town	11,184 ±36
Old Saybrook town	10,575 ±20
Weston town	10,396 ±24
Somers town	10,308 ±21
Winchester town	10,284 ±27
Trumbull Center CDP	10,264 ±1,127
Canton town	10,144 ±27
Kensington CDP	9,962 ±746
Sandy Hook CDP	9,863 ±864
Woodbury town	9,833 ±20

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