Danbury is a city of 87,263 people in Connecticut. 35% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,076 people per square mile. 12,415 more people live here than in 2000. Renters pay $1,846 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,393, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Danbury
What changed most since 1990
White share82.3% → 40.1%(−42.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share7.3% → 32.2%(+24.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree26.9% → 34.0%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Western Connecticut Planning Region
Danbury's population equals 14% of Western Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.6%(503)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(354)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(921)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(162)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(40)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,331 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Danbury, decade by decade
Danbury population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
65,585
$105,200
$451,693
26.9%
39.1
2000
74,848
$97,757
$318,061
27.1%
62.9
2010
80,893
$93,903
$492,279
30.7%
75.1
2020
86,518
$88,726
$377,187
33.5%
85.9
2024
87,263
$83,393
$411,200
34.0%
88.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
