How many people live in Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 114,100 people living in Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT. That makes Northwest Hills Planning Region the eighth-most populous planning region in Connecticut. It is home to 3.1% of people living in the state.
114K
population of Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT (2024)
3.1%
County share of the Connecticut population (2024)
About 114,100 people lived in Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT in 2024.
Population estimates, 2020–2024
What are Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT’s age demographics?
About 27,900 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 19.5% of Connecticut’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 19,900 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT residents, or 17.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 19.8% of Connecticut’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 82.2% of the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT population, higher than the national share of 57.5%.
In contrast, Northwest Hills Planning Region’s Hispanic population accounts for 9.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 3.4% of the region, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Connecticut as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT is Torrington with about 35,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within planning region
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Torrington | 35,673 |
| 2. | Winchester | 10,309 |
| 3. | Burlington | 9,804 |
| 4. | New Hartford | 6,710 |
| 5. | Harwinton | 5,688 |
| 6. | Salisbury | 4,279 |
| 7. | Washington | 3,721 |
| 8. | Barkhamsted | 3,717 |
| 9. | Goshen | 3,265 |
| 10. | North Canaan | 3,220 |
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