Danbury

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 86,086
Median household income: $83,422
Median home value: $381,600

Danbury is a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 86,086 residents. The median household income of $83,422 is below the Western Connecticut Planning Region median ($124,553).

From 2019 to 2023, Danbury's population grew 1.7% from 84,619 to 86,086, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $299,600 to $381,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 43.8% of the population. 68.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 86,086
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $83,422
Median home value: $381,600
Median gross rent: $1,804
Housing units: 34,798
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

84,61986,086

Median household income

$73,297$83,422

Median home value

$299,600$381,600

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	84,619	$73,297	$299,600	$1,466
2020	84,650	$73,204	$311,200	$1,475
2021	86,197	$74,600	$315,000	$1,568
2022	86,456	$79,983	$355,500	$1,726
2023	86,086	$83,422	$381,600	$1,804

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,798	4.4%
5 to 17	13,093	15.2%
18 to 24	8,787	10.2%
25 to 34	11,466	13.3%
35 to 44	11,568	13.4%
45 to 54	11,386	13.2%
55 to 64	11,744	13.6%
65 to 74	8,454	9.8%
75 and over	5,790	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,701	43.8%
Black or African American	9,682	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100	0.1%
Asian	4,124	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	2,089	2.4%
Two or more races	5,583	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26,787	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,817	16.3%
High school graduate	15,743	26.1%
Some college or associate's	14,000	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	11,909	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8,939	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,850	68.2%
Carpooled	6,188	13.7%
Public transit	1,066	2.4%
Walked	678	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,415	12.0%
Other means	1,008	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,509	26.4%
15 to 29 min	12,637	31.8%
30 to 44 min	7,195	18.1%
45 to 59 min	3,102	7.8%
60+ min	6,347	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 11.1% (9,301 of 83,577)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,105	64.6%
Nonfamily households	11,547	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,652	93.8%
Vacant	2,146	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,939	54.9%
Renter-occupied	14,713	45.1%

1-unit, detached42.4%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units18.9%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,748	42.4%
1-unit, attached	4,303	12.4%
2 to 4 units	6,564	18.9%
5 to 19 units	3,513	10.1%
20 or more units	5,180	14.9%
Mobile home & other	490	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0918430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 2.24 sq mi
Center point: 41.3987, -73.4781