East Brooklyn vs Putnam

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

East Brooklyn 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 2,008 in East Brooklyn). Putnam has the higher median household income ($63,209 vs $62,125 in East Brooklyn). East Brooklyn has the higher median home value ($268,000 vs $236,000 in Putnam).

Population, income & housing

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
Population	2,008	7,120
Median age	46.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,125	$63,209
Median home value	$268,000	$236,000
Median gross rent	$1,138	$1,124
Housing units	911	3,396
Homeownership rate	59.0%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
Population	1,521 → 2,008 (+32.0%)	6,615 → 7,120 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$48,315 → $62,125 (+28.6%)	$56,492 → $63,209 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$205,700 → $268,000 (+30.3%)	$177,100 → $236,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,138 (+38.6%)	$873 → $1,124 (+28.8%)

East Brooklyn

Population

1,5212,008

Median household income

$48,315$62,125

Median home value

$205,700$268,000

Median gross rent

$821$1,138

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)

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
Under 5	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	18.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	14.8%	15.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.6%
75 and over	8.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	5.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
No high school diploma	10.0%	17.8%
High school graduate	35.9%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
Drove alone	84.6%	83.0%
Carpooled	13.6%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	1.8%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
1-unit, detached	65.6%	37.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	19.5%	40.3%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	12.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Brooklyn	Putnam
Poverty rate	5.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1967	1954