Storrs is a city of 15,207 people in Connecticut. This skews young, with a median age of 20.2. The poverty rate is 44.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. 27% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 59% of adults have a four-year degree. That trails the Connecticut median by roughly 60%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,839, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 20.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Storrs
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree68.1% → 59.0%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate24.1% → 44.7%(+20.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$408,012 → $325,100(−20%)US over the same years: +67%
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)32.2%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.1%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 143 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
Storrs, decade by decade
Storrs 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
12,198
$61,331
$408,012
68.1%
34.7
2000
10,996
$48,039
$248,109
68.1%
45.5
2010
15,344
$42,340
$362,520
62.6%
48.1
2020
15,979
$31,011
$287,011
67.2%
68.3
2024
15,207
$37,839
$325,100
59.0%
72.7
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.
