Winsted

In Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 7,074
Median household income: $66,058
Median home value: $214,000

Winsted, a community in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, has 7,074 residents. The median household income of $66,058 is below the Northwest Hills Planning Region median ($91,035).

Between 2019 and 2023, Winsted's population held roughly steady from 7,121 to 7,074, while its median home value rose 42.8% from $149,900 to $214,000.

82.1% of workers drive to work alone. 42.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,074
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,058
Median home value: $214,000
Median gross rent: $1,193
Housing units: 3,952
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1217,074

Median household income

$51,684$66,058

Median home value

$149,900$214,000

Median gross rent

$960$1,193

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,121	$51,684	$149,900	$960
2020	6,504	$49,848	$164,900	$952
2021	6,662	$58,661	$175,700	$1,023
2022	6,880	$66,250	$186,700	$1,118
2023	7,074	$66,058	$214,000	$1,193

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	332	4.7%
5 to 17	812	11.5%
18 to 24	409	5.8%
25 to 34	924	13.1%
35 to 44	1,266	17.9%
45 to 54	491	6.9%
55 to 64	1,176	16.6%
65 to 74	1,028	14.5%
75 and over	636	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,876	83.1%
Black or African American	184	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.3%
Two or more races	218	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	760	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	353	6.4%
High school graduate	1,983	35.9%
Some college or associate's	1,808	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	887	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	490	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,839	82.1%
Carpooled	192	5.5%
Public transit	39	1.1%
Walked	156	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	175	5.1%
Other means	59	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	897	27.3%
15 to 29 min	1,111	33.8%
30 to 44 min	643	19.6%
45 to 59 min	298	9.1%
60+ min	336	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 18.4% (1,274 of 6,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,682	47.6%
Nonfamily households	1,850	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,532	89.4%
Vacant	420	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,857	52.6%
Renter-occupied	1,675	47.4%

1-unit, detached42.0%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units30.1%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units14.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,659	42.0%
1-unit, attached	171	4.3%
2 to 4 units	1,189	30.1%
5 to 19 units	353	8.9%
20 or more units	576	14.6%
Mobile home & other	4	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0987350
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.9258, -73.0675