Windsor Locks

In Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 12,555
Median household income: $90,417
Median home value: $236,800

Windsor Locks is a community in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 12,555 residents. Its median household income of $90,417 runs in line with the Capitol Planning Region figure of $91,541.

From 2019 to 2023, Windsor Locks's population held roughly steady from 12,671 to 12,555, while its median home value rose 25.8% from $188,200 to $236,800.

71.7% of workers drive to work alone. 68.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,555
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $90,417
Median home value: $236,800
Median gross rent: $1,290
Housing units: 5,483
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,671	$70,067	$188,200	$1,189
2020	12,732	$72,090	$195,200	$1,174
2021	12,559	$79,678	$207,500	$1,155
2022	12,563	$85,570	$236,200	$1,303
2023	12,555	$90,417	$236,800	$1,290

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	769	6.1%
5 to 17	1,677	13.4%
18 to 24	711	5.7%
25 to 34	1,786	14.2%
35 to 44	1,730	13.8%
45 to 54	1,315	10.5%
55 to 64	2,485	19.8%
65 to 74	1,011	8.1%
75 and over	1,071	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,008	71.7%
Black or African American	907	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	787	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.1%
Two or more races	651	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,186	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	338	3.6%
High school graduate	3,703	39.4%
Some college or associate's	2,876	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,716	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	765	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,891	71.7%
Carpooled	798	11.7%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	67	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	938	13.7%
Other means	112	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,929	32.8%
15 to 29 min	2,564	43.6%
30 to 44 min	903	15.3%
45 to 59 min	262	4.5%
60+ min	226	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 9.6% (1,198 of 12,498)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,387	63.3%
Nonfamily households	1,967	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,354	97.6%
Vacant	129	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,277	79.9%
Renter-occupied	1,077	20.1%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,766	68.7%
1-unit, attached	437	8.0%
2 to 4 units	451	8.2%
5 to 19 units	337	6.1%
20 or more units	492	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0987140
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 41.9278, -72.6516