New London vs Pawcatuck

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

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

New London has the higher population (27,199 vs 5,475 in Pawcatuck). Pawcatuck has the higher median household income ($75,820 vs $60,123 in New London). Pawcatuck has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $234,800 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Pawcatuck
Population	27,199	5,475
Median age	35.1 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,123	$75,820
Median home value	$234,800	$330,700
Median gross rent	$1,303	$1,152
Housing units	12,514	2,760
Homeownership rate	40.1%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Pawcatuck
Population	26,966 → 27,199 (+0.9%)	5,305 → 5,475 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$46,298 → $60,123 (+29.9%)	$58,007 → $75,820 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $234,800 (+29.1%)	$243,600 → $330,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,303 (+32.0%)	$950 → $1,152 (+21.3%)

New London

Population

26,96627,199

Median household income

$46,298$60,123

Median home value

$181,900$234,800

Median gross rent

$987$1,303

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)

	New London	Pawcatuck
Under 5	5.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	18.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.1%
75 and over	5.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Pawcatuck
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	82.1%
Black or African American	13.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	2.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	34.4%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Pawcatuck
No high school diploma	12.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Pawcatuck
Drove alone	67.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.9%
Public transit	4.7%	0.5%
Walked	7.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.0%	7.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Pawcatuck
1-unit, detached	32.8%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	29.8%	32.0%
5 to 19 units	17.6%	5.7%
20 or more units	16.4%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	New London	Pawcatuck
Poverty rate	21.0%	11.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1947	1953