Wauregan

In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,209
Median household income: $90,625
Median home value: $240,400

Wauregan is a community in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 1,209 residents. At $90,625, its median household income sits in line with Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $87,564.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wauregan's population declined 17.1% from 1,458 to 1,209, while its median home value rose 49.4% from $160,900 to $240,400.

The median gross rent is $1,175. 14.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,209
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $90,625
Median home value: $240,400
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 484
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4581,209

Median household income

$80,119$90,625

Median home value

$160,900$240,400

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,458	$80,119	$160,900	$1,129
2020	1,486	$82,279	$182,000	$894
2021	1,345	$90,938	$183,900	$910
2022	1,396	$81,964	$221,400	$845
2023	1,209	$90,625	$240,400	$1,175

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5419.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	10.5%
5 to 17	215	17.8%
18 to 24	68	5.6%
25 to 34	194	16.0%
35 to 44	134	11.1%
45 to 54	235	19.4%
55 to 64	131	10.8%
65 to 74	77	6.4%
75 and over	28	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	816	67.5%
Black or African American	66	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	180	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	10.4%
High school graduate	316	39.5%
Some college or associate's	282	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	101	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	477	85.2%
Carpooled	60	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	15.6%
15 to 29 min	262	48.8%
30 to 44 min	84	15.6%
45 to 59 min	61	11.4%
60+ min	46	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 8.5% (103 of 1,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	324	77.3%
Nonfamily households	95	22.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	419	86.6%
Vacant	65	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	291	69.5%
Renter-occupied	128	30.5%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units21.5%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	320	66.1%
1-unit, attached	26	5.4%
2 to 4 units	104	21.5%
5 to 19 units	34	7.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0980630
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.7505, -71.9149