Higganum

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,549
Median household income: $134,750
Median home value: $361,600

Higganum, a community in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,549 residents. At $134,750, its median household income sits above Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's $101,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Higganum's population grew 20.5% from 1,285 to 1,549, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $310,400 to $361,600.

52.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 89.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,549
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $134,750
Median home value: $361,600
Median gross rent: $1,568
Housing units: 764
Homeownership rate: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2851,549

Median household income

$101,786$134,750

Median home value

$310,400$361,600

Median gross rent

$831$1,568

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,285	$101,786	$310,400	$831
2020	1,763	$111,601	$328,600	$760
2021	1,833	$121,736	$351,300	—
2022	1,693	$130,411	$388,100	—
2023	1,549	$134,750	$361,600	$1,568

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	1.5%
5 to 17	287	18.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	210	13.6%
35 to 44	250	16.1%
45 to 54	219	14.1%
55 to 64	281	18.1%
65 to 74	223	14.4%
75 and over	55	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,367	88.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	1.4%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree30.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	4.2%
High school graduate	225	18.2%
Some college or associate's	307	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	274	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	380	30.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit4.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	683	72.4%
Carpooled	94	10.0%
Public transit	38	4.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	129	13.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	14.4%
15 to 29 min	205	25.2%
30 to 44 min	322	39.5%
45 to 59 min	100	12.3%
60+ min	71	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 1.7% (27 of 1,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	527	76.6%
Nonfamily households	161	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	688	90.1%
Vacant	76	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	612	89.0%
Renter-occupied	76	11.0%

1-unit, detached94.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	724	94.8%
1-unit, attached	5	0.7%
2 to 4 units	28	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	7	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0938050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 41.4907, -72.5578