CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Storrs

Connecticut · 12,198 residents · 7.45 sq mi

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Storrs is home to 12,198 people in Connecticut. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 21.0. 40% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $170,000. Households here earn about 39% less than in Connecticut as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

68% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 64%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,198

+11%vs 2000

vs 10,996 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

21.0

+2%vs 2000

vs 20.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.1%(130)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.4%(168)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141%(119)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1926.2%(3,191)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2449.2%(6,003)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348%(971)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 443.8%(468)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542%(239)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.5%(302)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(363)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(194)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(50)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,554

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,371 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,262

−17%vs 2000

vs $9,947 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.1%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$170,000

+64%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$569

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $630 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

39.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.5% in 2000

60.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.9%(8,675)

Black5.5%(605)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(484)

Asian9.1%(1,000)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86%(10,487)

Black3.8%(467)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(405)

Asian8.6%(1,055)

Other1.5%(189)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.3%(497)

South American1.9%(288)

Mexican1.9%(287)

Dominican0.9%(132)

Central American0.7%(111)

Colombian0.6%(95)

Argentine0.5%(73)

Peruvian0.4%(64)

Salvadoran0.4%(60)

Ecuadorian0.4%(56)

Guatemalan0.3%(51)

Cuban0.2%(34)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese7.8%(1,190)

Asian Indian2.6%(399)

Filipino1.4%(219)

Vietnamese1%(147)

Sri Lankan0.5%(73)

Nepalese0.1%(18)

Taiwanese0.1%(14)

Korean0.1%(8)

Thai0%(2)

Ancestry

Italian6%(910)

Irish5.1%(779)

German3.4%(517)

Polish2.8%(422)

English2.4%(370)

Greek1.1%(161)

French1%(145)

Swedish0.8%(128)

French Canadian0.7%(102)

Subsaharan African0.5%(81)

Norwegian0.5%(71)

Welsh0.5%(71)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

American0.5%(69)

Lithuanian0.4%(60)

Ukrainian0.4%(59)

Hungarian0.4%(58)

Portuguese0.3%(51)

Iranian0.3%(49)

British0.3%(46)

Nigerian0.3%(46)

Russian0.2%(34)

West Indian0.2%(32)

Dutch0.2%(26)

Finnish0.2%(26)

Romanian0.2%(25)

Canadian0.2%(23)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Arab0.1%(13)

Haitian0.1%(13)

Scottish0.1%(12)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(9)

Syrian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Chinese population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

68.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 68.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

48.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married89%(6,012)

Married8.3%(558)

Widowed0.3%(18)

Divorced2.5%(166)

Women 15+

Never married88.2%(7,049)

Married6.2%(497)

Widowed2%(156)

Divorced3.6%(291)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 2.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.3%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 80.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.8%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

5.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.4%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 92.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

15.0%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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