Norwich vs Willimantic

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

Norwich and Willimantic 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 17,774 in Willimantic). Norwich has the higher median household income ($64,185 vs $41,972 in Willimantic). Norwich has the higher median home value ($231,300 vs $180,600 in Willimantic).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	Willimantic
Population	39,992	17,774
Median age	38.8 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,185	$41,972
Median home value	$231,300	$180,600
Median gross rent	$1,203	$1,060
Housing units	19,057	7,007
Homeownership rate	54.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	Willimantic
Population	39,260 → 39,992 (+1.9%)	17,358 → 17,774 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$57,052 → $64,185 (+12.5%)	$40,122 → $41,972 (+4.6%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $231,300 (+40.9%)	$148,900 → $180,600 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,203 (+13.4%)	$877 → $1,060 (+20.9%)

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

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)

	Norwich	Willimantic
Under 5	5.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	23.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.6%
75 and over	6.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	Willimantic
White (non-Hispanic)	55.9%	42.6%
Black or African American	10.1%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	46.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	Willimantic
No high school diploma	12.3%	18.7%
High school graduate	34.5%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	Willimantic
Drove alone	76.4%	70.3%
Carpooled	12.8%	9.7%
Public transit	1.4%	4.5%
Walked	0.7%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.7%
Other means	2.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	Willimantic
1-unit, detached	43.9%	34.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	25.1%	36.4%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	18.5%
20 or more units	8.9%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	Willimantic
Poverty rate	14.9%	26.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1958	1955