With 30,896 people, Newington is a city in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. The median age is 45.3, about 6 years above the US median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2,351 people per square mile. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.4% of people here.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $102,884, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newington
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$396,251 → $310,400(−22%)US over the same years: +67%
White share95.5% → 71.9%(−23.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate1.8% → 6.4%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Capitol Planning Region
Newington's population equals 3.2% of Capitol Planning Region's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.0% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.2% 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)26.9%(345)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(156)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(432)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(82)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,283 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
Newington, decade by decade
Newington 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
29,208
$109,158
$396,251
24.9%
11.0
2000
29,306
$104,049
$257,946
29.1%
22.6
2010
30,562
$99,384
$341,661
29.8%
39.9
2020
30,536
$100,261
$282,647
38.8%
56.0
2024
30,896
$102,884
$310,400
40.0%
57.3
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.
