Willimantic is a city of 18,096 people in Connecticut. Owners hold 35% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 31.3. Households here earn about 52% less than in Connecticut as a whole. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 23.4%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,962, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% 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 Willimantic
What changed most since 2000
Hispanic share30.2% → 47.0%(+16.8 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
White share60.6% → 41.8%(−18.8 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.7% → 24.2%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Its weight in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Willimantic's population equals 6.5% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of veterans equals 2.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 13% 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)14.3%(55)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.7%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 385 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
Willimantic, decade by decade
Willimantic 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
2000
15,823
$54,932
$175,243
18.7%
67.3
2010
17,737
$53,902
$244,701
19.8%
71.8
2020
18,149
$43,185
$183,624
20.3%
75.3
2024
18,096
$45,962
$190,900
24.2%
74.9
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.
