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Ellington town, Capitol Planning Region, CT

16,455 Population
34 square miles 483.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 40 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$57,643 ±$3,927 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $51,016 ±$570
  • a little higher than the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$129,913 ±$17,325 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $93,394 ±$1,372
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.4% ±1.1% (394  ±175) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 10.3% 97,216 (±0.5% / ±4,365)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.2 minutes ±3.2 (217,265  ±31,088) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 23.6 9,619,325 (±0.3 / ±138,389)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,321 ±395 Number of households
  • Capitol Planning Region: 391,113 ±1,213
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (16,380  ±31) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 2.4 942,596 (±0 / ±287)
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.3% ±3.5% (226  ±109) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.5% 10,353 (±0.3% / ±769)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,667 ±400 Number of housing units
  • Capitol Planning Region: 416,559 ±212
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$366,900 ±$16,797 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $323,700 ±$2,648
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.8% ±4.3% (1,910  ±691.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 11% 106,165 (±0.5% / ±4,347.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.8% ±6.2% (10,962  ±811) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 91.4% 622,824 (±0.9% / ±5,889)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
51.4% ±4.6% (5,825  ±563.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 42.1% 286,764 (±0.6% / ±3,805.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8.1% ±1.9% (1,337  ±307) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 15.2% 148,924
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±1.5% (677  ±194) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.5% 35,313 (±0.2% / ±1,244)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
677 Total veterans ±194 635 Male ±172 42 Female ±49

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