Torrington, CT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
113,216
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
8.83%
3.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$93,551
2.76% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$335,600
7.67% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
58,448
0.0923% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Torrington, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Torrington, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Torrington, CT are Northwestern Connecticut Community College (182 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2024, the median property value in Torrington, CT was $335,600, and the homeownership rate was 76.3%.

Most people in Torrington, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Torrington, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Torrington, CT is home to a population of 113k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.38% of Torrington, CT residents were born outside of the country (10.6k people).

In 2024, there were 25.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (92.6k people) in Torrington, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.67k Other (Hispanic) and 3.41k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%
2024 Citizenship
96.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Torrington, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Torrington, CT was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Torrington, CT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    92.6k ± 468
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    3.67k ± 606
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.41k ± 517
8.88%
Hispanic Population
10.1k people

In 2024, there were 25.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (92.6k people) in Torrington, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.67k Other (Hispanic) and 3.41k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.88% of the people in Torrington, CT are hispanic (10.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Torrington, CT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.
Most Common Origin
  1. Jamaica
    43,924 ± 5,114 people
  2. India
    39,213 ± 4,835 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    30,541 ± 4,272 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 43,924 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,213 and Dominican Republic with 30,541.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.38%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10.6k people
8.63%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.73k people

As of 2024, 9.38% of Torrington, CT residents (10.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Torrington, CT was 8.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,200 ± 337
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    761 ± 202
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    534 ± 151

Torrington, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Torrington, CT employs 58.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Torrington, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,920 people), Educational Services (6,596 people), and Manufacturing (6,101 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Utilities ($105,321), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,724).

Employment

Occupations

58.4k
2024 Value
± 1,810
−0.0923%
1 Year decline
± 4.31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Torrington, CT declined at a rate of −0.0923%, from 58.5k employees to 58.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Torrington, CT, are Management Occupations (8,266 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,431 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,341 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Torrington, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

58.4k
2024 Value
± 1,810
−0.0923%
1 Year decline
± 4.31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Torrington, CT declined at a rate of −0.0923%, from 58.5k employees to 58.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Torrington, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,920 people), Educational Services (6,596 people), and Manufacturing (6,101 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Torrington, CT, though some of these residents may live in Torrington, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$65,464
Median earning men ± $2,945
$47,858
Median earning women ± $1,868

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,392), Public Administration ($104,163), and Information ($102,727).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,043), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,767), and Manufacturing ($60,139).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 305
    Construction
  2. 204
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 201
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $357k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $260k
    Manufacturing
  3. $201k
    Construction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Torrington, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.812%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal
Senator from Connecticut3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Chris Murphy
Senator from Connecticut1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Torrington, CT awarded 182 degrees. The student population of Torrington, CT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 411 male students and 738 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Torrington, CT are White (144 and 80%), Hispanic or Latino (23 and 12.8%), Black or African American (5 and 2.78%), and Asian (4 and 2.22%).

The largest universities in Torrington, CT by number of degrees awarded are Northwestern Connecticut Community College (182 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Torrington, CT are Registered Nursing (26 and 14.3%), General Studies (20 and 11%), and General Business Administration & Management (19 and 10.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,149 students enrolled in Torrington, CT, 35.8% men and 64.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 804 records, of which 63.9% were women and 36.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    19 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    26 degrees awarded
  3. General Studies
    20 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Torrington, CT was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 19 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Torrington, CT according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
182 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northwestern Connecticut Community College with 182 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 54 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Torrington, CT, which is 0.422 times less than the 128 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 144 degrees mean that there were 6.26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 23 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,176) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($596) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Torrington, CT was $335,600 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $311,700 to $335,600, a 7.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Torrington, CT is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Torrington, CT have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Torrington, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$335,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,278
$36,503
Median Property Taxes
±$1,206

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Torrington, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Torrington, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

76.3%
Homeownership
2024
62.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Torrington, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$93,551
Median Household Income
± $3,107
47.8k
Number of Households
± 1,601

In 2024, the median household income of the 47.8k households in Torrington, CT grew to $93,551 from the previous year's value of $91,035.

The following chart displays the households in Torrington, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Torrington, CT is from Connecticut.
0.498
2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut
0.501
2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2023, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.641% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.2%)
  3. Carpooled (7.24%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Torrington, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Torrington, CT have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Torrington, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Torrington, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Torrington, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Torrington, CT (9.89k out of 112k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Torrington, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Torrington, CT has health coverage, with 50.2% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 195 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,209 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Connecticut

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see an average of 1,209 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Connecticut in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.1% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.88%
Uninsured
50.2%
Employer Coverage
16.1%
Medicaid
16.4%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Torrington, CT declined by 0.608% from 3.9% to 3.88%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Torrington, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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