New London vs Willimantic

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

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

New London has the higher population (27,199 vs 17,774 in Willimantic). New London has the higher median household income ($60,123 vs $41,972 in Willimantic). New London has the higher median home value ($234,800 vs $180,600 in Willimantic).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Willimantic
Population	27,199	17,774
Median age	35.1 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,123	$41,972
Median home value	$234,800	$180,600
Median gross rent	$1,303	$1,060
Housing units	12,514	7,007
Homeownership rate	40.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Willimantic
Population	26,966 → 27,199 (+0.9%)	17,358 → 17,774 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$46,298 → $60,123 (+29.9%)	$40,122 → $41,972 (+4.6%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $234,800 (+29.1%)	$148,900 → $180,600 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,303 (+32.0%)	$877 → $1,060 (+20.9%)

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

Willimantic

Population

17,35817,774

Median household income

$40,122$41,972

Median home value

$148,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$877$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Willimantic
Under 5	5.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	18.0%	23.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.6%
75 and over	5.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Willimantic
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	42.6%
Black or African American	13.5%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	34.4%	46.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Willimantic
No high school diploma	12.0%	18.7%
High school graduate	29.5%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Willimantic
Drove alone	67.7%	70.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.7%
Public transit	4.7%	4.5%
Walked	7.6%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	5.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Willimantic
1-unit, detached	32.8%	34.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	29.8%	36.4%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	18.5%
20 or more units	16.4%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	New London	Willimantic
Poverty rate	21.0%	26.8%
Average household size	2.07	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1947	1955