Moosup vs Putnam

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

Moosup 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 3,218 in Moosup). Moosup has the higher median household income ($75,469 vs $63,209 in Putnam). Moosup has the higher median home value ($269,000 vs $236,000 in Putnam).

Population, income & housing

	Moosup	Putnam
Population	3,218	7,120
Median age	32.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,469	$63,209
Median home value	$269,000	$236,000
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,124
Housing units	1,336	3,396
Homeownership rate	62.7%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moosup	Putnam
Population	4,173 → 3,218 (-22.9%)	6,615 → 7,120 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$57,200 → $75,469 (+31.9%)	$56,492 → $63,209 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$164,600 → $269,000 (+63.4%)	$177,100 → $236,000 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,215 (+21.1%)	$873 → $1,124 (+28.8%)

Moosup

Population

4,1733,218

Median household income

$57,200$75,469

Median home value

$164,600$269,000

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,215

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)

	Moosup	Putnam
Under 5	5.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	27.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	15.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	4.2%	8.6%
75 and over	6.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moosup	Putnam
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	83.5%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	8.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moosup	Putnam
No high school diploma	3.3%	17.8%
High school graduate	55.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moosup	Putnam
Drove alone	86.0%	83.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	10.7%	6.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moosup	Putnam
1-unit, detached	60.8%	37.2%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	40.3%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Moosup	Putnam
Poverty rate	8.2%	11.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1969	1954