Editing New London, Connecticut (section)

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}

===Recent estimates on demographics and economic status===
According to the 2006–2008 [[American Community Survey]], non-Hispanic [[White American|whites]] made up 54.6% of New London's population. Non-Hispanic [[Black American|blacks]] made up 14.0% of the population. [[Asian American|Asians]] of non-Hispanic origin made up 4.6% of the city's population. [[Multiracial American|Multiracial]] individuals of non-Hispanic origin made up 4.3% of the population; people of mixed black and white ancestry made up 1.7% of the population. In addition, people of mixed black and Native American ancestry made up 1.0% of the population. People of mixed white and Native American ancestry made up 0.7% of the population; those of mixed white and Asian ancestry made up 0.4% of the populace. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] made up 21.9% of the population, of which 13.8% were [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]].<ref>{{cite web |work=American FactFinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |title=New London city, Connecticut – ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006–2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200211183117/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The top five largest [[European American|European]] ancestral ethnicities were [[Italian American|Italian]] (10.5%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (9.7%), [[German American|German]] (7.4%), [[English American|English]] (6.8%), and [[Polish American|Polish]] (5.0%)

According to the survey, 74.4% of people over the age of 5 spoke only English at home. Approximately 16.0% of the population spoke Spanish at home.<ref>{{cite web |work=American FactFinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |title=New London city, Connecticut – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006–2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200211183356/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_London_city,_Connecticut?g=160XX00US0952280 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= New London city, Connecticut Census Bureau Profile}}</ref><ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newlondoncityconnecticut|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref> of 2020, there were 27,374 people and 11,125 households. The population density was {{convert|4,868.7|/sqmi|/km2}}.  There were 12,119 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2156.4|/sqmi|/km2}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 56.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.4% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 17.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.8% from two or more races.

There were 11,125 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.4% were married couples living together, 34.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 27.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.7% of households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.84.<ref name="GR4">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US0952280|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 19.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.<ref name="GR5">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US0952280&tid=ACSST5Y2022.S0101|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Age and Sex for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $56,237, and the median income for a family was $65,357.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US0952280|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref> About 21.5% of the population was below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR7">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US0952280|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref>