Putnam

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 7,120
Median household income: $63,209
Median home value: $236,000

Putnam is a community in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 7,120 residents. Its median household income of $63,209 runs below the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region figure of $87,564.

From 2019 to 2023, Putnam's population grew 7.6% from 6,615 to 7,120, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $177,100 to $236,000.

Owners occupy 50.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,120
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,209
Median home value: $236,000
Median gross rent: $1,124
Housing units: 3,396
Homeownership rate: 50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6157,120

Median household income

$56,492$63,209

Median home value

$177,100$236,000

Median gross rent

$873$1,124

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,615	$56,492	$177,100	$873
2020	7,138	$61,411	$187,100	$1,020
2021	7,105	$63,297	$187,800	$1,018
2022	7,207	$60,539	$217,000	$1,105
2023	7,120	$63,209	$236,000	$1,124

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	335	4.7%
5 to 17	1,010	14.2%
18 to 24	620	8.7%
25 to 34	1,006	14.1%
35 to 44	847	11.9%
45 to 54	1,113	15.6%
55 to 64	964	13.5%
65 to 74	614	8.6%
75 and over	611	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,942	83.5%
Black or African American	172	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.2%
Asian	58	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.4%
Two or more races	303	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	603	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	920	17.8%
High school graduate	1,770	34.3%
Some college or associate's	1,546	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	544	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	375	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,875	83.0%
Carpooled	319	9.2%
Public transit	11	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	32	0.9%
Worked from home	217	6.3%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,202	37.0%
15 to 29 min	738	22.7%
30 to 44 min	766	23.6%
45 to 59 min	209	6.4%
60+ min	330	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 11.9% (843 of 7,060)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,751	54.1%
Nonfamily households	1,484	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,235	95.3%
Vacant	161	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,617	50.0%
Renter-occupied	1,618	50.0%

1-unit, detached37.2%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units40.3%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,263	37.2%
1-unit, attached	253	7.4%
2 to 4 units	1,370	40.3%
5 to 19 units	421	12.4%
20 or more units	89	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0962640
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.9168, -71.9107