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Ellington town, Capitol Planning Region, CT

16,700 Population
34 square miles 490.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$55,621 ±$3,917 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $49,924 ±$574
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$125,797 ±$15,398 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $91,541 ±$1,111
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

5% ±2.8% (826  ±457) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 10.3% 96,546 (±0.5% / ±4,331)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

29.3 minutes ±2.3 (207,450  ±28,444) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 23.5 9,680,085 (±0.2 / ±140,252)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

6,329 ±349 Number of households
  • Capitol Planning Region: 389,086 ±1,190
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.6 ±0.2 (16,641  ±27) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 2.4 936,521 (±0 / ±279)
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

6.7% ±3.9% (211  ±126) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.6% 10,299 (±0.4% / ±945)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

6,753 ±373 Number of housing units
  • Capitol Planning Region: 415,269 ±177
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$351,900 ±$16,504 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $298,200 ±$2,390
  • a little higher than the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

12.2% ±4.1% (2,005  ±682.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 11.1% 106,030 (±0.4% / ±3,991.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

97% ±7.3% (11,109  ±908.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 91.2% 616,141 (±0.8% / ±5,694.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
48.8% ±5.2% (5,581  ±623.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 41.5% 280,403 (±0.6% / ±3,701.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.3% ±2.2% (1,220  ±359) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 15% 145,486
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

6.3% ±1.8% (802  ±229) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.7% 36,452 (±0.2% / ±1,377)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
802 Total veterans ±229 744 Male ±215 58 Female ±61

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