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Woodstock, Connecticut

Woodstock, town, in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Woodstock had 8,474 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 8,221 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 8,319 (±21). GEOID 0915088190.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

8,474

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 8,221 · ACS 2020-2024: 8,319 ±21

Median household income

$112,011

±$21,070 (90% margin)
Connecticut: $95,781

Median home value

$417,200

±$22,025 (90% margin)
Connecticut: $366,900

Median gross rent

$1,202

±$94 (90% margin)
Connecticut: $1,488

Where is Woodstock and what county is it in?

Woodstock is a town in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It covers 60.7 square miles of land, 135 residents per square mile in 2020.

4 places lie inside Woodstock: South Woodstock (CDP, 1,493 in 2020), Lake Bungee (CDP, 601 in 2020), Quasset Lake (CDP, 187 in 2020) and Witches Woods (CDP, 114 in 2020).

Woodstock is in the Putnam, CT micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Woodstock (marked with a dot) in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Woodstock, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 8,474 people lived in Woodstock on July 1, 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, faster than Connecticut (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 8,221 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 8,319 (±21).

  • July 2020→2021 +39 (8,267)
  • 2021→2022 +51 (8,318)
  • 2022→2023 +53 (8,371)
  • 2023→2024 +75 (8,446)
  • 2024→2025 +28 (8,474)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureWoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutChange since 2015-2019
Total population8,319±2196,3123,624,508–
Households3,515±18439,4121,434,007–
Average household size2.36±0.122.412.46–
Housing units3,776±20341,7361,541,822–

Woodstock's population since 2000

From 7,221 in 2000 to 8,474 in 2025: up 17.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Woodstock as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 7,221
  • 2005 (estimate) 7,713
  • 2010 Census 7,964
  • 2015 (estimate) 7,823
  • 2020 Census 8,221
  • 2025 (estimate) 8,474

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Woodstock?

The median resident of Woodstock is 49.3 years old; 19.0% are under 18 and 22.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 91.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.4%. 3.8% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureWoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutChange since 2015-2019
Median age49.3±5.944.141.1–
Under 18 years19.0%±2.6 pts18.4%20.2%–
65 years and over22.5%±4.5 pts19.8%18.5%–
Male50.6%±3.3 pts50.0%49.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.4%±3.1 pts5.2%18.3%–
White alone, not Hispanic91.8%±3.5 pts86.3%61.9%–
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.3 pts1.4%9.8%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts1.3%4.7%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.5 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.4%±1.8 pts5.1%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.5%0.9%–
Born outside the United States3.8%±2.1 pts4.4%15.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)5.3%±3.1 pts6.3%23.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.6%±2.5 pts7.8%4.7%–
With a disability12.3%±3.1 pts14.2%12.2%–
No health insurance coverage3.4%±2.1 pts3.8%5.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)97.7%±1.3 pts92.5%91.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)47.7%±6.2 pts26.1%42.5%–
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)24.2%±7.4 pts11.7%19.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.7%±2.4 pts91.0%89.2%–
Moved from another state in the past year2.5%±1.9 pts3.2%2.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Woodstock earn?

Half of Woodstock's 3,515 households earn less than $112,011 a year (±$21,070), against $90,589 in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and $95,781 in Connecticut. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureWoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$112,011±$21,070$90,589$95,781–
Mean household income$150,997±$20,223$113,121$138,744–
Per capita income$65,297±$9,730$47,072$55,915–
People below the poverty line4.4%±2.4 pts7.5%10.0%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line6.1%±5.7 pts10.1%13.0%–
Households receiving SNAP1.6%±1.6 pts10.9%11.8%–
Households with a computer97.8%±2.1 pts95.0%95.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription95.9%±2.8 pts91.4%92.2%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Woodstock?

Owners occupy 83.1% of Woodstock's occupied homes and renters 16.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $417,200 by its owner (±$22,025). The median renter pays $1,202 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureWoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$417,200±$22,025$307,600$366,900–
Median gross rent$1,202±$94$1,155$1,488–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent17.6%±15.4 pts30.0%43.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,349±$116$1,985$2,429–
Owner-occupied homes83.1%±5.0 pts77.3%66.5%–
Renter-occupied homes16.9%±5.0 pts22.7%33.5%–
Housing units3,776±20341,7361,541,822–
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±1.4 pts0.3%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate5.0%±7.6 pts1.3%4.3%–
Single-family detached homes82.8%±5.0 pts74.3%58.6%–
Mobile homes1.7%±2.7 pts1.7%0.7%–
Built 2020 or later1.9%±1.5 pts0.7%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 20195.1%±3.2 pts3.8%4.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier11.0%±4.0 pts22.9%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle2.2%±1.9 pts4.8%8.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Woodstock building?

Builders took permits for 13 new housing units in Woodstock in 2025 (13 in single-family houses), 1.5 per 1,000 residents against 2.0 across Connecticut.

  • 2019 6 units
  • 2020 11 units
  • 2021 20 units
  • 2022 11 units
  • 2023 14 units
  • 2024 6 units
  • 2025 13 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Woodstock work and get to work?

79.3% of Woodstock's workers drive alone and 12.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 30.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureWoodstockNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)68.8%±5.3 pts65.8%65.9%–
Unemployment rate4.0%±3.2 pts6.0%5.6%–
Drove alone to work79.3%±4.7 pts79.8%68.8%–
Carpooled5.2%±2.5 pts6.0%7.9%–
Public transportation0.0%±0.9 pts0.3%3.3%–
Walked0.7%±0.7 pts0.8%2.5%–
Worked from home12.5%±4.6 pts11.9%16.0%–
Mean travel time to work30.7 min±2.929.0 min26.5 min–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Woodstock?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Woodstock (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $99,788 (Tract 9011.02) to $127,792 (Tract 9011.01).

Census tracts in Woodstock, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Woodstock
Tract 9011.02Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region5,151 $99,788 $413,600100%
Tract 9011.01Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region3,168 $127,792 $421,600100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Woodstock) · Census block assignment files

How does Woodstock compare with other places in Connecticut?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Woodstock is the 1,465th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 83rd-most populous of 142 in Connecticut.

Woodstock ranks 131st of 294 places in Connecticut with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Woodstock's rank in Connecticut (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate83rd142
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)48th167
Residents per square mile274th303
Median household income131st294
Per capita income103rd303
Median home value110th300
Median gross rent215th266
Poverty rate153rd202
Bachelor's degree or higher138th297
Median age71st301
Owner-occupied share124th300
Work from home209th279
Travel time to work82nd302

Woodstock's figures with every place in Connecticut (CSV)

Every place in Connecticut, sortable · Compare Woodstock with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Woodstock?

18 of the 57 figures for Woodstock on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Woodstock are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.