Clinton vs Lake Pocotopaug

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Lake Pocotopaug: population, income, housing, and more.

Clinton and Lake Pocotopaug are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Pocotopaug has the higher population (4,715 vs 3,547 in Clinton). Lake Pocotopaug has the higher median household income ($108,430 vs $83,333 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($344,200 vs $304,700 in Lake Pocotopaug).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
Population	3,547	4,715
Median age	51.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,333	$108,430
Median home value	$344,200	$304,700
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,403
Housing units	1,766	2,181
Homeownership rate	64.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
Population	3,388 → 3,547 (+4.7%)	3,117 → 4,715 (+51.3%)
Median household income	$69,087 → $83,333 (+20.6%)	$74,269 → $108,430 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $344,200 (+27.5%)	$268,600 → $304,700 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,408 (+15.8%)	$1,240 → $1,403 (+13.1%)

Clinton

Population

3,3883,547

Median household income

$69,087$83,333

Median home value

$269,900$344,200

Median gross rent

$1,216$1,408

Lake Pocotopaug

Population

3,1174,715

Median household income

$74,269$108,430

Median home value

$268,600$304,700

Median gross rent

$1,240$1,403

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
Under 5	3.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	10.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	16.5%	14.0%
75 and over	11.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
Drove alone	76.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	14.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
1-unit, detached	59.3%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	6.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Lake Pocotopaug
Poverty rate	12.5%	3.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1962	1976