Cornwall Bridge vs West Cornwall

A side-by-side comparison of Cornwall Bridge and West Cornwall: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cornwall Bridge has the higher population (239 vs 56 in West Cornwall). West Cornwall has the higher median household income ($148,125 vs $30,357 in Cornwall Bridge). Cornwall Bridge has the higher median home value ($362,500 vs $341,700 in West Cornwall).

Population, income & housing

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
Population	239	56
Median age	46.4 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$30,357	$148,125
Median home value	$362,500	$341,700
Median gross rent	$888	—
Housing units	155	49
Homeownership rate	55.3%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
Population	176 → 239 (+35.8%)	62 → 56 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $30,357 (-36.6%)	$66,250 → $148,125 (+123.6%)
Median home value	$370,000 → $362,500 (-2.0%)	$236,100 → $341,700 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $888 (+23.5%)	—

Cornwall Bridge

Population

176239

Median household income

$47,917$30,357

Median home value

$370,000$362,500

Median gross rent

$719$888

West Cornwall

Population

6256

Median household income

$66,250$148,125

Median home value

$236,100$341,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
Under 5	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	19.6%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	17.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	16.7%	8.9%
75 and over	6.7%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	35.8%	12.5%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
Drove alone	71.0%	20.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	14.3%
Walked	8.6%	17.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.4%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	11.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
1-unit, detached	71.0%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornwall Bridge	West Cornwall
Poverty rate	25.1%	39.3%
Average household size	2.10	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1964	1938