Colchester

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 4,624
Median household income: $79,685
Median home value: $280,500

Located in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Colchester is a community with a population of 4,624. Its median household income of $79,685 runs below the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region figure of $84,185.

From 2019 to 2023, Colchester's population declined 3.4% from 4,788 to 4,624, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $213,600 to $280,500.

The median resident is 52.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,624
Median age: 52.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,685
Median home value: $280,500
Median gross rent: $1,444
Housing units: 2,331
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7884,624

Median household income

$66,685$79,685

Median home value

$213,600$280,500

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,788	$66,685	$213,600	$1,211
2020	5,147	$66,180	$213,400	$1,244
2021	4,993	$68,705	$226,000	$1,343
2022	4,868	$74,035	$252,300	$1,325
2023	4,624	$79,685	$280,500	$1,444

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	223	4.8%
5 to 17	419	9.1%
18 to 24	317	6.9%
25 to 34	554	12.0%
35 to 44	602	13.0%
45 to 54	309	6.7%
55 to 64	885	19.1%
65 to 74	711	15.4%
75 and over	604	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,226	91.4%
Black or African American	48	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.4%
Two or more races	111	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	4.0%
High school graduate	1,110	30.3%
Some college or associate's	1,148	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	756	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	506	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,543	70.6%
Carpooled	146	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	343	15.7%
Other means	102	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	355	19.3%
15 to 29 min	309	16.8%
30 to 44 min	814	44.1%
45 to 59 min	197	10.7%
60+ min	169	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 7.8% (350 of 4,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,339	62.0%
Nonfamily households	819	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,158	92.6%
Vacant	173	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,208	56.0%
Renter-occupied	950	44.0%

1-unit, detached52.3%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units20.1%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,218	52.3%
1-unit, attached	181	7.8%
2 to 4 units	468	20.1%
5 to 19 units	386	16.6%
20 or more units	41	1.8%
Mobile home & other	37	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0915840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5776, -72.3327