Bantam

In Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 762
Median household income: $51,406
Median home value: $292,000

Located in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, Bantam is a community with a population of 762. Its median household income of $51,406 runs below the Northwest Hills Planning Region figure of $91,035.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bantam's population grew 15.5% from 660 to 762, while its median home value rose 68.0% from $173,800 to $292,000.

The median resident is 49.8 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 762
Median age: 49.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,406
Median home value: $292,000
Median gross rent: $666
Housing units: 468
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

660762

Median household income

$43,194$51,406

Median home value

$173,800$292,000

Median gross rent

$625$666

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	660	$43,194	$173,800	$625
2020	606	$47,292	$174,300	$650
2021	653	$49,500	$223,300	$635
2022	697	$52,431	$263,500	$775
2023	762	$51,406	$292,000	$666

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	7.2%
5 to 17	83	10.9%
18 to 24	55	7.2%
25 to 34	120	15.7%
35 to 44	43	5.6%
45 to 54	62	8.1%
55 to 64	120	15.7%
65 to 74	123	16.1%
75 and over	101	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	737	96.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	7.9%
High school graduate	190	33.4%
Some college or associate's	205	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	68	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	61	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	289	84.8%
Carpooled	4	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	12.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	12.1%
15 to 29 min	130	43.8%
30 to 44 min	45	15.2%
45 to 59 min	48	16.2%
60+ min	38	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 12.7% (97 of 762)

	Count	Share
Family households	167	40.8%
Nonfamily households	242	59.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	87.4%
Vacant	59	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	186	45.5%
Renter-occupied	223	54.5%

1-unit, detached48.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units20.3%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	226	48.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.9%
2 to 4 units	82	17.5%
5 to 19 units	95	20.3%
20 or more units	61	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0902690
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7247, -73.2423