With 27,625 people, New London is a city in Connecticut. Owners hold 36% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 38% less than in Connecticut as a whole. There are 4,927 people per square mile. The median age is 34.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 21.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,098, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New London
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$306,249 → $253,300(−17%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share11.8% → 35.5%(+23.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate15.1% → 21.6%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
New London's population equals 9.9% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% 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)30%(372)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(201)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.1%(250)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,242 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
New London, decade by decade
New London 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
28,540
$63,208
$306,249
17.9%
60.5
2000
25,671
$61,588
$184,898
19.6%
76.8
2010
27,620
$62,651
$297,209
22.3%
82.0
2020
27,367
$57,480
$226,530
27.2%
85.4
2024
27,625
$59,098
$253,300
28.5%
82.2
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.
