Colchester vs Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

A side-by-side comparison of Colchester and Conning Towers-Nautilus Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Colchester and Conning Towers-Nautilus Park are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park has the higher population (8,590 vs 4,624 in Colchester). Colchester has the higher median household income ($79,685 vs $78,738 in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park). Colchester has the higher median home value ($280,500 vs $260,500 in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park).

Population, income & housing

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Population	4,624	8,590
Median age	52.0 yrs	24.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,685	$78,738
Median home value	$280,500	$260,500
Median gross rent	$1,444	$1,776
Housing units	2,331	2,694
Homeownership rate	56.0%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Population	4,788 → 4,624 (-3.4%)	9,785 → 8,590 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$66,685 → $79,685 (+19.5%)	$56,449 → $78,738 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $280,500 (+31.3%)	$206,300 → $260,500 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,211 → $1,444 (+19.2%)	$1,691 → $1,776 (+5.0%)

Colchester

Population

4,7884,624

Median household income

$66,685$79,685

Median home value

$213,600$280,500

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,444

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Population

9,7858,590

Median household income

$56,449$78,738

Median home value

$206,300$260,500

Median gross rent

$1,691$1,776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Under 5	4.8%	12.5%
5 to 17	9.1%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	25.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	20.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	6.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	19.1%	3.9%
65 to 74	15.4%	3.6%
75 and over	13.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	62.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Drove alone	70.6%	62.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	12.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	15.7%	20.2%
Other means	4.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
1-unit, detached	52.3%	23.5%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	39.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	12.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colchester	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Poverty rate	7.8%	5.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	15
Median year structure built	1979	1979