Simsbury Center

In Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 6,326
Median household income: $141,688
Median home value: $372,400

Located in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Simsbury Center is a community with a population of 6,326. At $141,688, its median household income sits above Capitol Planning Region's $91,541.

From 2019 to 2023, Simsbury Center's population grew 2.8% from 6,154 to 6,326, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $301,900 to $372,400.

The median resident is 46.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,326
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $141,688
Median home value: $372,400
Median gross rent: $2,177
Housing units: 2,715
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1546,326

Median household income

$114,231$141,688

Median home value

$301,900$372,400

Median gross rent

$1,496$2,177

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,154	$114,231	$301,900	$1,496
2020	6,271	$109,245	$307,500	$1,754
2021	6,072	$113,750	$315,800	$1,850
2022	6,110	$120,435	$350,000	$1,904
2023	6,326	$141,688	$372,400	$2,177

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	4.1%
5 to 17	1,152	18.2%
18 to 24	208	3.3%
25 to 34	590	9.3%
35 to 44	815	12.9%
45 to 54	1,063	16.8%
55 to 64	908	14.4%
65 to 74	681	10.8%
75 and over	652	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,284	83.5%
Black or African American	269	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	153	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	159	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	446	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate8.9%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree39.0%

Graduate or professional degree29.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	1.3%
High school graduate	418	8.9%
Some college or associate's	989	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,835	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,407	29.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit3.2%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.6%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,971	57.7%
Carpooled	96	2.8%
Public transit	110	3.2%
Walked	189	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	975	28.6%
Other means	74	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	620	25.4%
15 to 29 min	837	34.3%
30 to 44 min	556	22.8%
45 to 59 min	263	10.8%
60+ min	164	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 5.5% (345 of 6,269)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,750	65.6%
Nonfamily households	919	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,669	98.3%
Vacant	46	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,706	63.9%
Renter-occupied	963	36.1%

1-unit, detached66.2%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,796	66.2%
1-unit, attached	97	3.6%
2 to 4 units	255	9.4%
5 to 19 units	420	15.5%
20 or more units	147	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0969010
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8806, -72.8067