Salmon Brook

In Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,229
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $312,400

Salmon Brook is a community in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 2,229 residents. Its median household income of $77,500 runs below the Capitol Planning Region figure of $91,541.

From 2019 to 2023, Salmon Brook's population declined 2.8% from 2,294 to 2,229, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $256,400 to $312,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.5% of the population. 70.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,229
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $312,400
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 1,128
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2942,229

Median household income

$96,932$77,500

Median home value

$256,400$312,400

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,294	$96,932	$256,400	$1,068
2020	2,348	$69,180	$259,500	$1,250
2021	2,200	$73,717	$268,700	$1,298
2022	2,184	$77,500	$286,500	$850
2023	2,229	$77,500	$312,400	$1,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	3.8%
5 to 17	206	9.2%
18 to 24	138	6.2%
25 to 34	310	13.9%
35 to 44	204	9.2%
45 to 54	261	11.7%
55 to 64	442	19.8%
65 to 74	336	15.1%
75 and over	248	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,018	90.5%
Black or African American	6	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	58	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	1.9%
High school graduate	361	20.0%
Some college or associate's	426	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	565	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	415	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	813	70.8%
Carpooled	44	3.8%
Public transit	9	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	274	23.9%
Other means	8	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	200	22.9%
15 to 29 min	286	32.7%
30 to 44 min	179	20.5%
45 to 59 min	178	20.4%
60+ min	31	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 4.1% (87 of 2,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	545	49.2%
Nonfamily households	563	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,108	98.2%
Vacant	20	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	918	82.9%
Renter-occupied	190	17.1%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	753	66.8%
1-unit, attached	176	15.6%
2 to 4 units	51	4.5%
5 to 19 units	142	12.6%
20 or more units	6	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0966455
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9575, -72.7919