Old Saybrook Center

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,063
Median household income: $85,466
Median home value: $400,600

Old Saybrook Center is a community in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 2,063 residents. At $85,466, its median household income sits below Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's $101,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Old Saybrook Center's population declined 10.1% from 2,296 to 2,063, while its median home value was little changed from $398,200 to $400,600.

Households average 1.91 people. The median gross rent is $1,665.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,063
Median age: 59.6 yrs
Median household income: $85,466
Median home value: $400,600
Median gross rent: $1,665
Housing units: 1,210
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2962,063

Median household income

$59,487$85,466

Median home value

$398,200$400,600

Median gross rent

$1,381$1,665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,296	$59,487	$398,200	$1,381
2020	1,984	$63,173	$392,500	$1,539
2021	1,997	$72,955	$379,200	$1,313
2022	2,017	$79,712	$396,100	$1,833
2023	2,063	$85,466	$400,600	$1,665

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 174.9%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6422.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over23.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	5.0%
5 to 17	102	4.9%
18 to 24	110	5.3%
25 to 34	241	11.7%
35 to 44	152	7.4%
45 to 54	212	10.3%
55 to 64	463	22.4%
65 to 74	186	9.0%
75 and over	493	23.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,963	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree28.6%

Graduate or professional degree27.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	1.8%
High school graduate	351	20.1%
Some college or associate's	381	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	500	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	483	27.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone59.6%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	671	59.6%
Carpooled	29	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	149	13.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	277	24.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	47.9%
15 to 29 min	134	15.8%
30 to 44 min	126	14.8%
45 to 59 min	67	7.9%
60+ min	115	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 4.5% (92 of 2,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	516	47.8%
Nonfamily households	563	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,079	89.2%
Vacant	131	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	832	77.1%
Renter-occupied	247	22.9%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	753	62.2%
1-unit, attached	102	8.4%
2 to 4 units	126	10.4%
5 to 19 units	194	16.0%
20 or more units	35	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0957390
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.91 sq mi
Center point: 41.2866, -72.3582