Editing Harwinton, Connecticut (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 1500
|1850= 1175
|1860= 1044
|1870= 1044
|1880= 1016
|1890= 943
|1900= 1213
|1910= 1440
|1920= 2020
|1930= 949
|1940= 1112
|1950= 1858
|1960= 3344
|1970= 4318
|1980= 4889
|1990= 5228
|2000= 5283
|2010= 5642
|2020= 5484
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
Per the [[2020 United States census]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2024 |title=Harwinton town, Litchfield County, Connecticut - Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Harwinton_town,_Litchfield_County,_Connecticut?g=060XX00US0900537280 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 5,484 people and 1,641 family households living in the town. The population density was 178 inhabitants per square mile (68.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,313 housing units at an average density of 74.1 per square mile (28.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 93.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.67% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.14% of the population.

There were 2,179 occupied households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 people.

In the town, the population distribution was 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.7 years. The population was  50.3% male and 49.7% female.

According the [[American Community Survey]] 5-year estimates for 2018 to 2022, the median household income in the town was $102,078 and [[per capita income]] was $53,705. An estimated 3.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2024 |title=QuickFacts: Harwinton town, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harwintontownnorthwesthillsplanningregionconnecticut/PST045223 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 31, 2023 | publisher = Connecticut Secretary of State | access-date = December 31, 2023 | url = https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov23RE-Rev2.pdf}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,508
| align = center | 69
| align = center | 1,577
| align = center | 34.26%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 935
| align = center | 58
| align = center | 993
| align = center | 21.57%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 1,816
| align = center | 133
| align = center | 1,949
| align = center | 42.34%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Minor Parties]]
| align = center | 77
| align = center | 7
| align = center | 84
| align = center | 1.82%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 4,336
! align = center | 267
! align = center | 4,603
! align = center | 100%
|}