It is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of the main campus of the University of Connecticut.
Geography
\nAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.8 km² (5.7 mi²). 14.7 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.53% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 10,996 people, 1,630 households, and 645 families residing in the town. The population density is 748.8/km² (1,939.3/mi²). There are 1,701 housing units at an average density of 115.8/km² (300.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 81.10% White, 5.67% African American, 0.09% Native American, 9.13% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.70% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. 4.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,630 households out of which 15.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.6% are married couples living together, 4.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 60.4% are non-families. 34.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.70.
The age distribution, heavily influenced by UConn, is: 4.0% under the age of 18, 76.1% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 3.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 21 years. For every 100 females there are 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $26,371, and the median income for a family is $64,833. Males have a median income of $34,766 versus $23,229 for females. The per capita income for the town is $9,947. 33.5% of the population and 10.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.4% are under the age of 18 and 8.2% are 65 or older. However, traditional measures of poverty can be highly misleading when applied to communities dominated by students, such as Storrs.