Storrs

In Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 13,502
Median household income: $33,125
Median home value: $304,600

Located in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Storrs is a community with a population of 13,502. Its median household income of $33,125 runs below the Capitol Planning Region figure of $91,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, Storrs's population declined 17.4% from 16,352 to 13,502, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $230,900 to $304,600.

68.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 29.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,502
Median age: 20.4 yrs
Median household income: $33,125
Median home value: $304,600
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 2,302
Homeownership rate: 29.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,35213,502

Median household income

$27,035$33,125

Median home value

$230,900$304,600

Median gross rent

$1,463$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,352	$27,035	$230,900	$1,463
2020	16,392	$25,586	$236,800	$1,442
2021	16,784	$23,964	$263,500	$1,465
2022	17,606	$27,793	$311,400	$1,615
2023	13,502	$33,125	$304,600	$1,612

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 172.6%

18 to 2483.3%

25 to 342.8%

35 to 442.3%

45 to 540.8%

55 to 642.6%

65 to 741.8%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	0.3%
5 to 17	345	2.6%
18 to 24	11,243	83.3%
25 to 34	376	2.8%
35 to 44	313	2.3%
45 to 54	109	0.8%
55 to 64	352	2.6%
65 to 74	244	1.8%
75 and over	476	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,914	66.0%
Black or African American	982	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	2,165	16.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	109	0.8%
Two or more races	340	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	976	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate12.9%

Some college or associate's13.0%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree43.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	5.4%
High school graduate	242	12.9%
Some college or associate's	244	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	463	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	820	43.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone26.9%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit6.4%

Walked25.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home35.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,295	26.9%
Carpooled	231	4.8%
Public transit	307	6.4%
Walked	1,233	25.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,729	35.9%
Other means	23	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,894	61.3%
15 to 29 min	697	22.6%
30 to 44 min	222	7.2%
45 to 59 min	123	4.0%
60+ min	153	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 42.0% (1,560 of 3,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	22.8%
Nonfamily households	1,534	77.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,988	86.4%
Vacant	314	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	595	29.9%
Renter-occupied	1,393	70.1%

1-unit, detached27.4%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units35.4%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	631	27.4%
1-unit, attached	164	7.1%
2 to 4 units	281	12.2%
5 to 19 units	252	10.9%
20 or more units	816	35.4%
Mobile home & other	158	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0973980
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.8089, -72.2516