Winsted is home to 6,977 people in Connecticut. At a median age of 47.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Connecticut median by roughly 32%. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $218,900.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,871, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% 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 Winsted
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$328,569 → $218,900(−33%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age33.8 → 47.6(+13.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population8,254 → 6,977(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Northwest Hills Planning Region
Winsted's population equals 6.2% of Northwest Hills Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 18% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.1% 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)18.8%(112)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(50)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.1%(150)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.1%(66)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II10.1%(60)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 597 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
Winsted, decade by decade
Winsted 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
8,254
$80,618
$328,569
13.4%
5.5
2000
7,321
$73,234
$214,409
14.1%
18.6
2010
7,712
$88,334
$269,588
18.4%
25.0
2020
7,192
$60,418
$199,865
20.6%
34.2
2024
6,977
$64,871
$218,900
26.8%
39.2
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.
