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Suffield town, Capitol Planning Region, CT

15,702 Population
42.3 square miles 371.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 40 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$55,021 ±$4,016 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $51,016 ±$570
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$119,472 ±$12,973 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $93,394 ±$1,372
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.6% ±1.7% (634  ±238) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 10.3% 97,216 (±0.5% / ±4,365)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±2.2 (159,230  ±19,156) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 23.6 9,619,325 (±0.3 / ±138,389)
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,297 ±273 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 ±0.1 (13,826  ±94) 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
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±2.2% (133  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.5% 10,353 (±0.3% / ±769)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,633 ±311 Number of housing units
  • Capitol Planning Region: 416,559 ±212
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$407,500 ±$25,909 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $323,700 ±$2,648
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.1% ±1.6% (1,266  ±252.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 11% 106,165 (±0.5% / ±4,347.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89% ±5.3% (10,290  ±699.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 91.4% 622,824 (±0.9% / ±5,889)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.4% ±3.4% (4,666  ±418) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 42.1% 286,764 (±0.6% / ±3,805.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

4.8% ±1.2% (756  ±191) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 15.2% 148,924
  • about one-third of the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±1.1% (627  ±145) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.5% 35,313 (±0.2% / ±1,244)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
627 Total veterans ±145 552 Male ±141 75 Female ±64

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