New Canaan, Connecticut Census and Community Profile

NEW CANAAN GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in New Canaan, CT
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in New Canaan, CT was 19,395.

New Canaan Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in New Canaan was 9,250, which represents 47.7 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in New Canaan, CT
There are an estimated 4,790 married men in the town. 72.9 percent of men over 15 years old in New Canaan are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in New Canaan is 10,145 which is 52.3 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in New Canaan, Connecticut
There are an estimated 4,894 married women in the community. 64 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in New Canaan, CT
The median age of people living in New Canaan, CT was 40.2 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in New Canaan was 1,552. There were 13,345 people above the age of 18, which represents 68.8 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 13.5 percent of the population (2,620) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in New Canaan, CT
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in New Canaan, CT was 19,205.

White Population in New Canaan, CT
The estimated White population in the New Canaan community is 18,477, which is 95.3 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in New Canaan, Connecticut
The estimated Black/African American population is 201, which is 1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in New Canaan, CT
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in New Canaan, CT was 8.

Asian Population in New Canaan, Connecticut
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 445.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in New Canaan, CT
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in New Canaan was an estimated 1.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 73, while those of “two or more races” was 190 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the New Canaan community was 338, or 1.7 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in New Canaan, CT
The household population number in New Canaan was 19,289.

Group Quarters Population in New Canaan, CT
Group Quarters population in the community was 106.

Average Household Size in New Canaan, CT
The average household size in New Canaan is 2.83 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.26 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in New Canaan, CT
At the time of the last census survey, there were 7,141 total housing units in New Canaan.

The number of occupied housing units was 6,822, or 95.5 of the total units in town. Of these, 5,650 were owner-occupied (82.8), and 1,172 were renter-occupied (17.2, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 319 vacant homes in New Canaan at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in New Canaan, Connecticut
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 5,002, with a median value in dollars of 831,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in New Canaan, CT
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $3,602 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in New Canaan, average costs per month were $4,002 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 12,361 people in the community had a high school degree, or 96.7 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New Canaan, Connecticut
9,157 people in New Canaan also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 71.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in New Canaan, CT
The number of Civilian Veterans in New Canaan was 1,710, or 12.8 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in New Canaan, CT
In 2000, there were 1,856 people in New Canaan, CT listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in New Canaan, CT
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,950 people in New Canaan who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 10.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in New Canaan, Connecticut
There were 8,371 in the labor force in New Canaan at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 60.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in New Canaan was 35.7 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in New Canaan, CT
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $141,788. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in New Canaan, CT
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $175,331. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in New Canaan, Connecticut
Per capita income in New Canaan in the last full census was 82,049. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in New Canaan numbered 74, or 1.4 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in New Canaan, CT
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 484, or 2.5 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.