Mystic vs Pawcatuck

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

Mystic 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 4,441 in Mystic). Mystic has the higher median household income ($146,042 vs $75,820 in Pawcatuck). Mystic has the higher median home value ($493,200 vs $330,700 in Pawcatuck).

Population, income & housing

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
Population	4,441	5,475
Median age	57.1 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$146,042	$75,820
Median home value	$493,200	$330,700
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,152
Housing units	2,475	2,760
Homeownership rate	67.1%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.5%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
Population	4,249 → 4,441 (+4.5%)	5,305 → 5,475 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$94,102 → $146,042 (+55.2%)	$58,007 → $75,820 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$428,500 → $493,200 (+15.1%)	$243,600 → $330,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,341 → $1,688 (+25.9%)	$950 → $1,152 (+21.3%)

Mystic

Population

4,2494,441

Median household income

$94,102$146,042

Median home value

$428,500$493,200

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,688

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)

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
Under 5	2.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	9.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	17.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	14.6%	11.1%
75 and over	23.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	82.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.5%
Asian	2.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	14.6%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
Drove alone	67.1%	80.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	7.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	2.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.8%	7.6%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
1-unit, detached	62.7%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	32.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	5.7%
20 or more units	12.7%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Mystic	Pawcatuck
Poverty rate	1.8%	11.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1948	1953