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Colchester School District, CT

15,648 Population
48.9 square miles 319.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.5 ±3.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 41.1 ±0.3
  • a little 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

$60,108 ±$4,389 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: $47,133 ±$810
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$122,390 ±$14,194 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: $86,586 ±$1,937
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.9% ±1.3% (598  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 10.7% 28,665 (±0.8% / ±2,102)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.3 minutes ±1.1 (206,040  ±18,619) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 23.9 2,900,400 (±0.4 / ±71,841)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,388 ±306 Number of households
  • Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 115,768 ±890
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (15,437  ±27) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 2.3 268,382 (±0 / ±157)
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±3.2% (180  ±96) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 5% † 3,060 (±0.8% / ±517)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,710 ±342 Number of housing units
  • Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 126,425 ±110
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$366,800 ±$16,403 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: $323,400 ±$5,559
  • 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

9.9% ±5.9% (1,538  ±910.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 12% 33,149 (±0.8% / ±2,330)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96% ±6.3% (11,137  ±815.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 92.8% 184,063
  • 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)
49.7% ±5% (5,763  ±605.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 35.8% 71,023
  • 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

6.2% ±2% (967  ±318) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 8.8% 24,739
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.8% ±1.7% (844  ±207) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 8% 17,652 (±0.5% / ±1,009)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
844 Total veterans ±207 716 Male ±189 128 Female ±64

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