2024 population: 282,602 ( 2,170 from 2020)
Land area: 598.1 square miles
Population density: 472.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	200,304	70.88%	1.9%
Black:	15,812	5.60%	8.0%
Indian:	2,081	0.74%	0.1%
Asian:	11,480	4.06%	6.0%
2+ races:	8,673	3.07%	5.5%
Hispanic:	44,252	15.66%	9.1%

Total non-White:	82,298	29.12%	7.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,041	9.8
Deaths:	12,818	11.4
Net Migration:	518	0.5
Net Immigration:	3,745	3.3

Change in White population:	-3,811	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,981	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
280,432
204,115	72.79%
14,637	5.22%
2,079	0.74%
10,831	3.86%
8,217	2.93%
40,553	14.46%
76,317	27.21%

2010
560,766
432,005	77.04%
29,916	5.33%
4,189	0.75%
22,988	4.10%
15,677	2.80%
54,815	9.78%
128,761	22.96%

2000
529,083
442,106	83.56%
25,717	4.86%
4,568	0.86%
10,420	1.97%
12,198	2.31%
32,735	6.19%
86,977	16.44%

1990
521,356
467,240	89.62%
24,104	4.62%
2,778	0.53%
7,733	1.48%
n/a
19,501	3.74%
54,116	10.38%

1980
488,262
454,270	93.04%
17,450	3.57%
1,476	0.30%
4,365	0.89%
n/a
10,543	2.16%
33,992	6.96%

1970
230,348
218,149	94.70%
7,293	3.17%
304	0.13%
1,312	0.57%
n/a
3,044	1.32%
12,199	5.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
24,643	4.4
22,286	4.0
-17,372	-3.1
6,111	1.1

-227,890	-40.6
-52,444	-9.4

Number	Rate
2000's
28,828	5.4
20,422	3.9
-2,329	-0.4
2,947	0.6

-10,101	-1.9
41,784	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
32,318	6.2
19,933	3.8
-24,190	-4.6
2,263	0.4

-25,134	-4.8
32,861	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
38,095	7.8
19,883	4.1
-376	-0.1
n/a

12,970	2.7
20,124	4.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,115	-5.3
n/a

236,121	102.5
21,793	9.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.6
54,146	19.2%
228,456	80.8%
52,957	18.7%

113,810
2.35

70,823	62.2%
51,349	72.5%
7,309	10.3%
42,987	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
121,957	21.7%
438,809	78.3%
78,409	14.0%

217,813
2.44

141,423	64.9%
104,455	73.9%
15,651	11.1%
76,390	35.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
128,560	24.3%
400,523	75.7%
68,344	12.9%

203,249
2.47

136,932	67.4%
106,166	77.5%
14,593	10.7%
66,317	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
122,163	23.4%
399,193	76.6%
62,257	11.9%

191,104
2.57

136,887	71.6%
114,031	83.3%
10,339	7.6%
54,217	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
133,928	27.4%
354,334	72.6%
50,039	10.2%

167,939
2.77

125,907	75.0%
106,341	84.5%
9,758	7.8%
42,032	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,956	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,348	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,498	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,957	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,038	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,628	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,719	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,741	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,306	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,227	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,659	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,574	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,792	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,659	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,618	10.2%
$200,000 or more	13,090	11.5%

Median Household Income	80,330
Per Capita Income	43,292

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	0

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,350	4.7%
Public Assistance	3,789	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,203	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	114,084	71.6%
Unemployed	5,953	3.7%
In Armed Forces	4,550	2.9%

Total Labor Force	124,587	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	34,721	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49,589	40,710	54.9%
Non-Profit	4,284	9,197	31.8%
Self-Employed	6,608	3,778	63.6%

Local Government	4,322	7,880	35.4%
State Government	2,838	2,948	49.0%
Federal Government	3,045	1,257	70.8%

Total Private + Self	56,197	44,488	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,489	21,282	40.5%
Total	70,686	65,770	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,179	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,512	18.7%
Professional, Technical	36,107	26.4%
Service Occupations	29,200	21.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	294	0.2%
All others	24,584	18.0%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	20,073	14.7%
Manufacturing	20,028	14.7%
Retail trade	15,420	11.3%
Educational services	14,799	10.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,507	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,891	6.5%
Construction	7,916	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,573	5.5%
Public administration	6,412	4.7%
Other services	5,674	4.2%
Finance and insurance	4,471	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,323	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,281	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,212	1.6%
Information	1,763	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,676	1.2%
Utilities	1,586	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	801	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	100	0.1%
Management	76	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,396	1.57%
Puerto Rican	17,098	6.10%
Cuban	614	0.22%
Dominican	3,043	1.09%

Total Central American	1,571	0.56%
Costa Rican	75	0.03%
Guatemalan	461	0.16%
Honduran	217	0.08%
Nicaraguan	38	0.01%
Panamanian	332	0.12%
Salvadoran	448	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,740	1.33%
Argentinean	225	0.08%
Bolivian	77	0.03%
Chilean	87	0.03%
Colombian	690	0.25%
Ecuadorian	793	0.28%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	1,492	0.53%
Uruguayan	34	0.01%
Venezuelan	330	0.12%
Other South American	1	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,416	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,382	1.21%
Filipino	2,586	0.92%
Indian	2,337	0.83%
Korean	561	0.20%
Vietnamese	361	0.13%
Japanese	243	0.09%
Thai	199	0.07%
Bangladeshi	81	0.03%
Taiwanese	63	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	231,133	86.6%
Spanish	19,325	7.2%
Other Indo-European	4,391	1.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,239	1.2%
Chinese	2,305	0.9%
Tagalog	1,642	0.6%
Other Asian	1,509	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,071	0.4%
German, other Germanic	636	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	46,307	16.5%
Italian	37,149	13.3%
English	35,461	12.7%
German	26,806	9.6%
French	19,668	7.0%
Polish	19,538	7.0%
French Canadian	11,574	4.1%
American	9,402	3.4%
Scottish	7,300	2.6%
Swedish	4,962	1.8%
Portuguese	4,764	1.7%
European	3,001	1.1%
Russian	2,961	1.1%
Haitian	2,818	1.0%
Dutch	2,716	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	270,508	96.5%
Not a citizen	9,785	3.5%

Native	257,214	91.8%
Foreign-born	23,079	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,537	2.8%	9,511	4.8%	58,571	29.6%	57,270	29.0%	38,034	19.2%	28,832	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,537	2.8%
9-12 Years	9,511	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	58,571	29.6%
Some College	57,270	29.0%
Bach. Degree	38,034	19.2%
Grad Degree	28,832	14.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	131,105	123,870	7,235	5.5%
1991	131,326	122,624	8,702	6.6%
1992	131,949	122,780	9,169	6.9%
1993	132,744	124,615	8,129	6.1%
1994	133,228	126,308	6,920	5.2%
1995	133,842	127,001	6,841	5.1%
1996	134,416	127,198	7,218	5.4%
1997	135,917	128,911	7,006	5.2%
1998	132,910	127,946	4,964	3.7%
1999	133,771	130,344	3,427	2.6%

2000	133,429	130,662	2,767	2.1%
2001	134,930	131,488	3,442	2.6%
2002	140,448	134,925	5,523	3.9%
2003	142,384	135,424	6,960	4.9%
2004	141,696	135,100	6,596	4.7%
2005	143,925	137,544	6,381	4.4%
2006	145,758	139,693	6,065	4.2%
2007	147,542	141,390	6,152	4.2%
2008	149,933	141,882	8,051	5.4%
2009	150,711	138,935	11,776	7.8%

2010	143,832	130,327	13,505	9.4%
2011	143,082	130,112	12,970	9.1%
2012	139,606	127,495	12,111	8.7%
2013	137,126	125,764	11,362	8.3%
2014	136,831	127,531	9,300	6.8%
2015	136,378	128,424	7,954	5.8%
2016	136,179	129,593	6,586	4.8%
2017	137,927	132,098	5,829	4.2%
2018	137,239	132,087	5,152	3.8%
2019	137,448	132,673	4,775	3.5%

2020	131,992	119,313	12,679	9.6%
2021	129,414	120,597	8,817	6.8%
2022	135,073	129,364	5,709	4.2%
2023	132,752	127,951	4,801	3.6%
2024	143,154	138,736	4,418	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	125,334
Median Value	$275,900

Occupied	113,810	90.8%
Vacant	11,524	9.2%

Owned	75,262	66.1%
Rented	38,548	33.9%
Median Rent	$1,254

Single-Family Units	83,755	66.8%
Detached	77,780	62.1%
Attached	5,975	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,871	15.9%
Mobile Homes	3,400	2.7%

Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area