Gales Ferry

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,027
Median home value: $282,800

Gales Ferry, a community in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,027 residents. Its median home value of $282,800 runs in line with the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region figure of $293,900.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gales Ferry's population grew 14.2% from 899 to 1,027, while its median home value rose 22.3% from $231,300 to $282,800.

34.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.46 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,027
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $282,800
Median gross rent: $2,178
Housing units: 511
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8991,027

Median household income

$98,750$91,083

Median home value

$231,300$282,800

Median gross rent

$1,652$2,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	899	$98,750	$231,300	—
2020	1,093	$98,000	$239,400	$1,652
2021	995	—	$250,800	—
2022	1,113	$91,083	$271,000	—
2023	1,027	—	$282,800	$2,178

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

Age distribution

Under 513.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 342.2%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5420.1%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	13.3%
5 to 17	185	18.0%
18 to 24	14	1.4%
25 to 34	23	2.2%
35 to 44	180	17.5%
45 to 54	206	20.1%
55 to 64	146	14.2%
65 to 74	77	7.5%
75 and over	59	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	927	90.3%
Black or African American	24	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree22.4%

Graduate or professional degree17.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.2%
High school graduate	139	20.1%
Some college or associate's	265	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	155	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	124	17.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	365	76.0%
Carpooled	23	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	19.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	168	43.3%
15 to 29 min	103	26.5%
30 to 44 min	99	25.5%
45 to 59 min	18	4.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 34.9% (358 of 1,027)

	Count	Share
Family households	286	69.2%
Nonfamily households	127	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	413	80.8%
Vacant	98	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	75.1%
Renter-occupied	103	24.9%

1-unit, detached99.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	506	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0930190
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 41.4217, -72.0845