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New Canaan, CT
Demographic Data




New Canaan Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

New Canaan Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,775

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
22.1%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
4.8%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
16.1%
Over 65 Years:
15.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
98.8%
98.8%
82.3%
82.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

New Canaan
USA
$138,001
$138,001
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

New Canaan
USA
$250,001
$250,001
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

2.4%

Employment Industries

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Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Education
Arts
Information Technology
Real estate
Construction
Other
Administration
29.1%
29.1%
19.1%
19.1%
8.0%
8.0%
7.5%
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
7.0%
7.0%
3.4%
3.4%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
84.6%
84.6%
6.4%
6.4%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Italian
Polish
French
Scottish
European
Russian
Greek
Scots-Irish
Iranian
Welsh
British
Dutch
French Canadian
Swedish
Danish
Hungarian
Eastern European
22.0%
22.0%
16.2%
16.2%
12.4%
12.4%
12.1%
12.1%
4.7%
4.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Chinese
Italian
Langs. of India
Spanish
Polish
French
Slavic languages
German/Yiddish
West Germanic languages
Other Indo-European
Scandinavian languages
Portuguese
Russian
Other Asian languages
Korean
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
Persian
Tagalog
87.5%
87.5%
2.8%
2.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born New Canaan Residents

11.9%


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