New London vs Norwich

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Norwich: population, income, housing, and more.

New London and Norwich are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norwich has the higher population (39,992 vs 27,199 in New London). Norwich has the higher median household income ($64,185 vs $60,123 in New London). New London has the higher median home value ($234,800 vs $231,300 in Norwich).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Norwich
Population	27,199	39,992
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,123	$64,185
Median home value	$234,800	$231,300
Median gross rent	$1,303	$1,203
Housing units	12,514	19,057
Homeownership rate	40.1%	54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Norwich
Population	26,966 → 27,199 (+0.9%)	39,260 → 39,992 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$46,298 → $60,123 (+29.9%)	$57,052 → $64,185 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $234,800 (+29.1%)	$164,200 → $231,300 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,303 (+32.0%)	$1,061 → $1,203 (+13.4%)

New London

Population

26,96627,199

Median household income

$46,298$60,123

Median home value

$181,900$234,800

Median gross rent

$987$1,303

Norwich

Population

39,26039,992

Median household income

$57,052$64,185

Median home value

$164,200$231,300

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Norwich
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	18.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.2%
75 and over	5.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Norwich
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	55.9%
Black or African American	13.5%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	2.3%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	34.4%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Norwich
No high school diploma	12.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	29.5%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Norwich
Drove alone	67.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	12.8%
Public transit	4.7%	1.4%
Walked	7.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	6.6%
Other means	1.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Norwich
1-unit, detached	32.8%	43.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	29.8%	25.1%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	13.5%
20 or more units	16.4%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	New London	Norwich
Poverty rate	21.0%	14.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1947	1958