Demographics of Wolcott town, Connecticut

Wolcott town, Connecticut had 16,573 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +448 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wolcott town, in four figures

16,573
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,279 ±44.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +448 people.; 44.4 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $110,850 ±$9,536
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.

Wolcott town, Connecticut's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wolcott 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

Wolcott town, Connecticut's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wolcott 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	16,125	100.0	100.0
2021	16,167	100.3	100.2
2022	16,238	100.7	100.7
2023	16,383	101.6	101.6
2024	16,485	102.2	102.5
2025	16,573	102.8	103.1

Population of Wolcott town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,125	—
2021	16,167	+42
2022	16,238	+71
2023	16,383	+145
2024	16,485	+102
2025	16,573	+88

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±2.5: for men 42.8 ±2.0 and for women 46.9 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wolcott town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	705 ±233	4.3% ±1.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,450 ±455	15.1% ±2.8	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,277 ±413	7.8% ±2.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,842 ±558	23.6% ±3.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,948 ±604	30.4% ±3.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,057 ±453	18.8% ±2.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $110,850 ±$9,536, and income per person $51,545 ±$4,651, 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 Wolcott town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	224 to 840	3.6% to 13.4%	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	759 ±228	12.1% ±3.6	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	589 ±186	9.4% ±2.9	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	858 ±301	13.7% ±4.8	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,591 ±360	25.5% ±5.6	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	757 ±261	12.1% ±4.1	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,162 ±268	18.6% ±4.2	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 Wolcott town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	292 ±133	1.8% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 36	0% to 1.2%	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	64 to 282	0.7% to 3.1%	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	52 to 186	1.3% to 4.6%	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 Wolcott town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wolcott town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	6,534 ±322	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.5	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±2.1	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	88.4% ±3.3	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	11.6% ±4.3	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$326,200 ±$16,941	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$551 to $2,377	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±6	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 Wolcott town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	723 ±222	4.4% ±1.4	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,845 ±702	78.9% ±4.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,153 ±520	7.1% ±3.2	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	64 to 430	0.4% to 2.6%	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	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	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,309 ±574	8.0% ±3.5	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 Wolcott town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	12,941 ±629	79.5% ±3.9	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,948 ±529	12.0% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	162 ±79	1.0% ±0.5	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,228 ±324	7.5% ±2.0	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	780 ±262	4.8% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	223 to 673	1.4% to 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%.

Wolcott town among the places and towns of Connecticut

76th 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 Wolcott town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brookfield town	17,706 ±50
Madison town	17,616 ±30
Plainville town	17,551 ±27
Seymour town	16,889 ±24
Ellington town	16,455 ±26
Wolcott town	16,279 ±44
Suffield town	15,702 ±24
Colchester town	15,648 ±29
Ledyard town	15,433 ±38
Storrs CDP	15,207 ±648
Plainfield town	15,141 ±23

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