Norwich is home to 39,973 people in Connecticut. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Connecticut median by roughly 32%. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $242,300. Density works out to 1,424 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,024, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Norwich
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$300,489 → $242,300(−19%)US over the same years: +67%
White share89.8% → 55.0%(−34.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.9% → 21.9%(+19.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Norwich's population equals 14% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 9.0% 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)27.2%(568)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(724)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.4%(635)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(98)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,086 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
Norwich, decade by decade
Norwich 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
37,391
$70,452
$300,489
16.4%
23.8
2000
36,117
$71,374
$193,460
18.9%
42.8
2010
40,493
$75,073
$303,826
20.5%
68.5
2020
40,125
$69,771
$207,016
21.4%
81.1
2024
39,973
$65,024
$242,300
23.1%
78.9
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.
