Old Mystic

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 3,189
Median household income: $119,444
Median home value: $324,600

Old Mystic is a community in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 3,189 residents. The median household income of $119,444 is above the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region median ($84,185).

Between 2019 and 2023, Old Mystic's population declined 5.7% from 3,383 to 3,189, while its median home value rose 36.2% from $238,400 to $324,600.

Owners occupy 90.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,189
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $119,444
Median home value: $324,600
Median gross rent: $1,823
Housing units: 1,365
Homeownership rate: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3833,189

Median household income

$83,716$119,444

Median home value

$238,400$324,600

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,383	$83,716	$238,400	$1,408
2020	3,302	$88,462	$251,400	$1,593
2021	3,475	$104,125	$269,100	$1,616
2022	3,385	$112,734	$302,500	$1,699
2023	3,189	$119,444	$324,600	$1,823

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	5.4%
5 to 17	485	15.2%
18 to 24	206	6.5%
25 to 34	397	12.4%
35 to 44	306	9.6%
45 to 54	395	12.4%
55 to 64	578	18.1%
65 to 74	319	10.0%
75 and over	330	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,620	82.2%
Black or African American	82	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	181	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	115	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	4.4%
High school graduate	509	21.9%
Some college or associate's	724	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	532	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	458	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,168	81.2%
Carpooled	59	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	198	13.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	411	33.1%
15 to 29 min	519	41.9%
30 to 44 min	120	9.7%
45 to 59 min	54	4.4%
60+ min	136	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 4.2% (134 of 3,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	917	73.2%
Nonfamily households	335	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,252	91.7%
Vacant	113	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,131	90.3%
Renter-occupied	121	9.7%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,242	91.0%
1-unit, attached	17	1.2%
2 to 4 units	49	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	57	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0957180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.3836, -71.9862