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Census Tract 5501, Lower Connecticut River Valley, CT

5,884 Population
12.6 square miles 465.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±5.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lake Pocotopaug: 48 ±3.2
  • a little less than the figure in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 45.9 ±0.2

Economics

$56,364 ±$7,277 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Lake Pocotopaug: $58,753 † ±$6,969
  • a little less than the amount in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: $59,075 ±$1,629
$118,200 ±$17,533 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Lake Pocotopaug: $118,150 † ±$22,372
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: $104,428 ±$2,975

4.8% ±3.4% (279  ±198) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 4.3% † 207 (±4.1% / ±200)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 6.8% 11,528 (±0.6% / ±1,013)

29.1 minutes ±6.8 (71,650  ±11,390) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Lake Pocotopaug: 28.3 † 54,705 (±8.7 / ±11,167)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 26 2,004,280 (±0.6 / ±60,646)

Families

2,440 ±235 Number of households
  • Lake Pocotopaug: 2,119 † ±244
  • Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 74,068 ±693
2.4 ±0.3 (5,879  ±502) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Lake Pocotopaug: 2.3 4,870 (±0.2 / ±643)
  • a little higher than the figure in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 2.3 168,906 (±0 / ±385)

9.5% ±6.7% (108  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 7.8% † 70 (±7% / ±65)
  • more than double the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 3.8% † 1,416 (±0.8% / ±282)

Housing

2,687 ±202 Number of housing units
  • Lake Pocotopaug: 2,399 † ±242
  • Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 82,963 ±174

$322,400 ±$25,831 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Lake Pocotopaug: $310,300 ±$30,055
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: $379,700 ±$6,838

9.7% ±5.1% (558  ±298.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 5.7% † 274 (±3.9% / ±190)
  • about the same as the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 9.5% 16,615 (±0.9% / ±1,593.3)

Social

94.3% ±7.6% (4,016  ±482.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 94% 3,485 (±2.8% / ±454.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 95.5% 125,363 (±2% / ±2,586.3)
34.8% ±5.1% (1,483  ±254) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 40.6% † 1,507 (±4.9% / ±264.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 46% 60,395 (±1.4% / ±1,825)

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

5.8% ±3.2% (341  ±191) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 6.7% † 328 (±3.8% / ±189)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 8.2% 14,423

7.9% ±3.6% (360  ±168) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Lake Pocotopaug: 8.4% † 320 (±4% / ±159)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 5.8% 8,513 (±0.4% / ±613)
360 Total veterans ±168 360 Male ±168 N/A Female ±19

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