Jewett City

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 3,412
Median household income: $55,590
Median home value: $196,600

Jewett City is a community in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 3,412 residents. At $55,590, its median household income sits below Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's $84,185.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jewett City's population held roughly steady from 3,385 to 3,412, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $158,600 to $196,600.

22.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,412
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,590
Median home value: $196,600
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 1,561
Homeownership rate: 37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3853,412

Median household income

$49,311$55,590

Median home value

$158,600$196,600

Median gross rent

$997$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,385	$49,311	$158,600	$997
2020	3,387	$49,453	$158,300	$1,042
2021	3,404	$44,324	$162,600	$1,108
2022	3,415	$52,283	$175,500	$1,125
2023	3,412	$55,590	$196,600	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	1.3%
5 to 17	681	20.0%
18 to 24	324	9.5%
25 to 34	370	10.8%
35 to 44	461	13.5%
45 to 54	588	17.2%
55 to 64	515	15.1%
65 to 74	340	10.0%
75 and over	87	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,068	89.9%
Black or African American	20	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	195	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	367	15.5%
High school graduate	1,035	43.8%
Some college or associate's	736	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	174	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	49	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit1.2%

Walked10.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,186	71.0%
Carpooled	153	9.2%
Public transit	20	1.2%
Walked	173	10.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	120	7.2%
Other means	18	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	374	24.1%
15 to 29 min	433	27.9%
30 to 44 min	576	37.2%
45 to 59 min	85	5.5%
60+ min	82	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 16.0% (546 of 3,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	762	51.5%
Nonfamily households	719	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,481	94.9%
Vacant	80	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	552	37.3%
Renter-occupied	929	62.7%

1-unit, detached22.7%

1-unit, attached18.1%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units37.0%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	354	22.7%
1-unit, attached	282	18.1%
2 to 4 units	264	16.9%
5 to 19 units	578	37.0%
20 or more units	83	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0939940
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.6072, -71.9798