New Preston

In Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,121
Median household income: $60,526
Median home value: $447,300

New Preston is a community in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 1,121 residents. At $60,526, its median household income sits below Northwest Hills Planning Region's $91,035.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Preston's population grew 31.0% from 856 to 1,121, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $377,700 to $447,300.

97.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,121
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,526
Median home value: $447,300
Median gross rent: $531
Housing units: 640
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8561,121

Median household income

$100,652$60,526

Median home value

$377,700$447,300

Median gross rent

$1,354$531

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	856	$100,652	$377,700	$1,354
2020	851	$103,563	$386,700	$1,400
2021	923	$107,500	$406,800	$1,250
2022	1,026	$85,357	$382,100	—
2023	1,121	$60,526	$447,300	$531

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	9.0%
5 to 17	149	13.3%
18 to 24	31	2.8%
25 to 34	110	9.8%
35 to 44	72	6.4%
45 to 54	115	10.3%
55 to 64	205	18.3%
65 to 74	236	21.1%
75 and over	102	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	879	78.4%
Black or African American	13	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree37.1%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	3.9%
High school graduate	200	23.8%
Some college or associate's	119	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	312	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	176	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone38.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit6.6%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home40.8%

Other means9.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	174	38.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	30	6.6%
Walked	25	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	187	40.8%
Other means	42	9.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	41.3%
15 to 29 min	51	18.8%
30 to 44 min	77	28.4%
45 to 59 min	12	4.4%
60+ min	19	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 24.0% (269 of 1,121)

	Count	Share
Family households	284	67.9%
Nonfamily households	134	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	418	65.3%
Vacant	222	34.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	337	80.6%
Renter-occupied	81	19.4%

1-unit, detached97.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	622	97.2%
1-unit, attached	5	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0952770
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 41.6913, -73.3344