Newtown

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,968
Median household income: $161,000
Median home value: $465,400

Newtown, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,968 residents. The median household income of $161,000 is above the Western Connecticut Planning Region median ($124,553).

Between 2019 and 2023, Newtown's population grew 4.7% from 1,879 to 1,968, while its median home value rose 17.1% from $397,600 to $465,400.

62.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,968
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $161,000
Median home value: $465,400
Median gross rent: $2,150
Housing units: 784
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8791,968

Median household income

$140,625$161,000

Median home value

$397,600$465,400

Median gross rent

$2,125$2,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,879	$140,625	$397,600	$2,125
2020	1,921	$142,500	$392,500	$1,494
2021	1,879	$146,964	$394,900	$2,234
2022	1,959	$144,375	$451,400	$1,750
2023	1,968	$161,000	$465,400	$2,150

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	4.9%
5 to 17	358	18.2%
18 to 24	144	7.3%
25 to 34	241	12.2%
35 to 44	183	9.3%
45 to 54	278	14.1%
55 to 64	283	14.4%
65 to 74	236	12.0%
75 and over	149	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,716	87.2%
Black or African American	28	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	176	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree40.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	3.1%
High school graduate	162	11.8%
Some college or associate's	303	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	560	40.9%
Graduate or professional degree	302	22.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone67.5%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	693	67.5%
Carpooled	30	2.9%
Public transit	16	1.6%
Walked	3	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	281	27.4%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	26.7%
15 to 29 min	214	28.7%
30 to 44 min	126	16.9%
45 to 59 min	96	12.9%
60+ min	111	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 2.2% (44 of 1,968)

	Count	Share
Family households	556	79.7%
Nonfamily households	142	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	698	89.0%
Vacant	86	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	617	88.4%
Renter-occupied	81	11.6%

1-unit, detached95.8%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	751	95.8%
1-unit, attached	10	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3	0.4%
5 to 19 units	2	0.3%
20 or more units	18	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0952910
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4119, -73.3119