Newington vs Windsor Locks

A side-by-side comparison of Newington and Windsor Locks: population, income, housing, and more.

Newington and Windsor Locks are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newington has the higher population (30,551 vs 12,555 in Windsor Locks). Newington has the higher median household income ($98,585 vs $90,417 in Windsor Locks). Newington has the higher median home value ($279,900 vs $236,800 in Windsor Locks).

Population, income & housing

	Newington	Windsor Locks
Population	30,551	12,555
Median age	45.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$98,585	$90,417
Median home value	$279,900	$236,800
Median gross rent	$1,487	$1,290
Housing units	13,334	5,483
Homeownership rate	78.1%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newington	Windsor Locks
Population	30,234 → 30,551 (+1.0%)	12,671 → 12,555 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$81,646 → $98,585 (+20.7%)	$70,067 → $90,417 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$230,500 → $279,900 (+21.4%)	$188,200 → $236,800 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,263 → $1,487 (+17.7%)	$1,189 → $1,290 (+8.5%)

Newington

Population

30,23430,551

Median household income

$81,646$98,585

Median home value

$230,500$279,900

Median gross rent

$1,263$1,487

Windsor Locks

Population

12,67112,555

Median household income

$70,067$90,417

Median home value

$188,200$236,800

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,290

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newington	Windsor Locks
Under 5	4.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	19.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.1%
75 and over	9.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newington	Windsor Locks
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	71.7%
Black or African American	4.3%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newington	Windsor Locks
No high school diploma	7.6%	3.6%
High school graduate	24.9%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newington	Windsor Locks
Drove alone	77.1%	71.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	11.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	13.7%
Other means	2.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newington	Windsor Locks
1-unit, detached	61.2%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	6.1%
20 or more units	3.9%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newington	Windsor Locks
Poverty rate	7.2%	9.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1967	1960