Danielson vs Putnam

A side-by-side comparison of Danielson and Putnam: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Putnam has the higher population (7,120 vs 4,185 in Danielson). Danielson has the higher median household income ($71,672 vs $63,209 in Putnam). Putnam has the higher median home value ($236,000 vs $219,800 in Danielson).

Population, income & housing

	Danielson	Putnam
Population	4,185	7,120
Median age	34.6 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,672	$63,209
Median home value	$219,800	$236,000
Median gross rent	$1,251	$1,124
Housing units	1,897	3,396
Homeownership rate	44.8%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danielson	Putnam
Population	3,993 → 4,185 (+4.8%)	6,615 → 7,120 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$44,246 → $71,672 (+62.0%)	$56,492 → $63,209 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $219,800 (+40.4%)	$177,100 → $236,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,048 → $1,251 (+19.4%)	$873 → $1,124 (+28.8%)

Danielson

Population

3,9934,185

Median household income

$44,246$71,672

Median home value

$156,500$219,800

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,251

Putnam

Population

6,6157,120

Median household income

$56,492$63,209

Median home value

$177,100$236,000

Median gross rent

$873$1,124

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danielson	Putnam
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	22.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.6%
75 and over	5.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danielson	Putnam
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	83.5%
Black or African American	5.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danielson	Putnam
No high school diploma	10.6%	17.8%
High school graduate	36.6%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danielson	Putnam
Drove alone	83.3%	83.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	9.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	6.1%	6.3%
Other means	3.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danielson	Putnam
1-unit, detached	41.2%	37.2%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	33.3%	40.3%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	12.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Danielson	Putnam
Poverty rate	25.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1949	1954