Torrington

In Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 35,481
Median household income: $69,611
Median home value: $195,800

Torrington, a community in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, has 35,481 residents. At $69,611, its median household income sits below Northwest Hills Planning Region's $91,035.

From 2019 to 2023, Torrington's population grew 2.9% from 34,489 to 35,481, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $153,700 to $195,800.

24.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,481
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,611
Median home value: $195,800
Median gross rent: $1,101
Housing units: 17,047
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,48935,481

Median household income

$63,172$69,611

Median home value

$153,700$195,800

Median gross rent

$949$1,101

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,489	$63,172	$153,700	$949
2020	34,259	$60,662	$153,800	$951
2021	35,447	$63,135	$158,000	$1,010
2022	35,510	$66,616	$180,800	$1,086
2023	35,481	$69,611	$195,800	$1,101

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,478	4.2%
5 to 17	4,769	13.4%
18 to 24	3,099	8.7%
25 to 34	4,904	13.8%
35 to 44	4,135	11.7%
45 to 54	4,882	13.8%
55 to 64	5,609	15.8%
65 to 74	3,881	10.9%
75 and over	2,724	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,767	72.6%
Black or African American	2,070	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	1,053	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	210	0.6%
Two or more races	1,544	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,834	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,849	10.9%
High school graduate	9,748	37.3%
Some college or associate's	7,125	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,963	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,450	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,379	79.8%
Carpooled	1,604	8.9%
Public transit	71	0.4%
Walked	347	1.9%
Bicycle	65	0.4%
Worked from home	1,424	7.9%
Other means	130	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,893	35.5%
15 to 29 min	4,574	27.6%
30 to 44 min	2,870	17.3%
45 to 59 min	1,657	10.0%
60+ min	1,602	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 13.6% (4,731 of 34,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,830	58.2%
Nonfamily households	6,337	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,167	89.0%
Vacant	1,880	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,075	66.4%
Renter-occupied	5,092	33.6%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units25.1%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,588	56.2%
1-unit, attached	685	4.0%
2 to 4 units	4,285	25.1%
5 to 19 units	1,400	8.2%
20 or more units	1,025	6.0%
Mobile home & other	64	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0976500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 0.56 sq mi
Center point: 41.8341, -73.1314