New Milford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 28,276 people and five associated neighborhoods, New Milford is the 36th largest community in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that New Milford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in New Milford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of New Milford ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in New Milford, 40.54% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in New Milford in 2022 was $48,850, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,400 for a family of four. However, New Milford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

New Milford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Milford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Milford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. New Milford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.84% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Milford include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in New Milford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.