New Canaan

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 7,032
Median household income: $163,355
Median home value: $1,115,600

New Canaan, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 7,032 residents. At $163,355, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, New Canaan's population declined 3.1% from 7,256 to 7,032, while its median home value rose 14.5% from $973,900 to $1,115,600.

76.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,032
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $163,355
Median home value: $1,115,600
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 2,993
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2567,032

Median household income

$138,736$163,355

Median home value

$973,900$1,115,600

Median gross rent

$2,281$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	7,256	$138,736	$973,900	$2,281
2021	7,399	$145,244	$947,200	$2,486
2022	6,863	$167,614	$1,019,800	$3,483
2023	7,032	$163,355	$1,115,600	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	366	5.2%
5 to 17	1,245	17.7%
18 to 24	808	11.5%
25 to 34	304	4.3%
35 to 44	838	11.9%
45 to 54	955	13.6%
55 to 64	1,150	16.4%
65 to 74	431	6.1%
75 and over	935	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,927	84.3%
Black or African American	115	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	532	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.9%
Two or more races	186	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	209	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate7.9%

Some college or associate's14.3%

Bachelor's degree39.6%

Graduate or professional degree37.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	1.2%
High school graduate	364	7.9%
Some college or associate's	659	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,826	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,709	37.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone43.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit13.8%

Walked9.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,129	43.9%
Carpooled	121	4.7%
Public transit	355	13.8%
Walked	254	9.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	692	26.9%
Other means	19	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	459	24.4%
15 to 29 min	444	23.6%
30 to 44 min	355	18.9%
45 to 59 min	64	3.4%
60+ min	556	29.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 4.2% (294 of 7,019)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,901	69.7%
Nonfamily households	825	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,726	91.1%
Vacant	267	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,749	64.2%
Renter-occupied	977	35.8%

1-unit, detached38.6%

1-unit, attached23.8%

2 to 4 units17.4%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,155	38.6%
1-unit, attached	713	23.8%
2 to 4 units	521	17.4%
5 to 19 units	422	14.1%
20 or more units	182	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0950576
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.1417, -73.4901