Bigelow Corners vs Route 7 Gateway

A side-by-side comparison of Bigelow Corners and Route 7 Gateway: population, income, housing, and more.

Bigelow Corners and Route 7 Gateway are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Route 7 Gateway has the higher population (1,032 vs 841 in Bigelow Corners). Route 7 Gateway has the higher median household income ($132,188 vs $117,396 in Bigelow Corners). Route 7 Gateway has the higher median home value ($706,700 vs $443,300 in Bigelow Corners).

Population, income & housing

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
Population	841	1,032
Median age	26.3 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$117,396	$132,188
Median home value	$443,300	$706,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,696
Housing units	193	510
Homeownership rate	100.0%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
Population	782 → 841 (+7.5%)	882 → 1,032 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$109,444 → $117,396 (+7.3%)	$66,157 → $132,188 (+99.8%)
Median home value	$381,300 → $443,300 (+16.3%)	$518,100 → $706,700 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,022 → $1,696 (-16.1%)

Bigelow Corners

Population

782841

Median household income

$109,444$117,396

Median home value

$381,300$443,300

Route 7 Gateway

Population

8821,032

Median household income

$66,157$132,188

Median home value

$518,100$706,700

Median gross rent

$2,022$1,696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
Under 5	33.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	8.9%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	0.9%
35 to 44	5.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	5.4%	18.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	0.9%
65 to 74	2.0%	5.4%
75 and over	13.7%	35.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
White (non-Hispanic)	36.9%	62.0%
Black or African American	4.2%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	41.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	31.1%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	39.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
Drove alone	77.4%	47.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	40.3%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
1-unit, detached	100.0%	18.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	42.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	34.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bigelow Corners	Route 7 Gateway
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.0%
Average household size	4.36	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	34	—
Median year structure built	1971	2003