Windham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 24,399 people and six associated neighborhoods, Windham is the 47th largest community in Connecticut. Windham has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

In addition, Windham is a college town. There are a lot of students in Windham attending college, and as a result Windham provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

The citizens of Windham are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.57% of adults in Windham having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Windham in 2018 was $27,497, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,988 for a family of four. However, Windham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Windham is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Windham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Windham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Windham also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Windham include Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Windham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.