Colchester vs Pawcatuck

A side-by-side comparison of Colchester and Pawcatuck: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pawcatuck has the higher population (5,475 vs 4,624 in Colchester). Colchester has the higher median household income ($79,685 vs $75,820 in Pawcatuck). Pawcatuck has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $280,500 in Colchester).

Population, income & housing

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
Population	4,624	5,475
Median age	52.0 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,685	$75,820
Median home value	$280,500	$330,700
Median gross rent	$1,444	$1,152
Housing units	2,331	2,760
Homeownership rate	56.0%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
Population	4,788 → 4,624 (-3.4%)	5,305 → 5,475 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$66,685 → $79,685 (+19.5%)	$58,007 → $75,820 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $280,500 (+31.3%)	$243,600 → $330,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,211 → $1,444 (+19.2%)	$950 → $1,152 (+21.3%)

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

Pawcatuck

Population

5,3055,475

Median household income

$58,007$75,820

Median home value

$243,600$330,700

Median gross rent

$950$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
Under 5	4.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	9.1%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	19.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	15.4%	11.1%
75 and over	13.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	82.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	30.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.8%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
Drove alone	70.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.7%	7.6%
Other means	4.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
1-unit, detached	52.3%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	32.0%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	5.7%
20 or more units	1.8%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Colchester	Pawcatuck
Poverty rate	7.8%	11.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1979	1953