Ball Pond

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 2,623
Median household income: $142,727
Median home value: $372,900

Ball Pond, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 2,623 residents. At $142,727, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2020 to 2023, Ball Pond's population held roughly steady from 2,618 to 2,623, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $322,000 to $372,900.

Owners occupy 86.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,623
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $142,727
Median home value: $372,900
Median gross rent: $1,823
Housing units: 890
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6182,623

Median household income

$113,269$142,727

Median home value

$322,000$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,485$1,823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,618	$113,269	$322,000	$1,485
2021	2,606	$117,083	$320,500	$1,733
2022	2,531	$138,165	$351,200	$1,831
2023	2,623	$142,727	$372,900	$1,823

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	6.1%
5 to 17	633	24.1%
18 to 24	223	8.5%
25 to 34	207	7.9%
35 to 44	344	13.1%
45 to 54	336	12.8%
55 to 64	343	13.1%
65 to 74	232	8.8%
75 and over	144	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,079	79.3%
Black or African American	22	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.3%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	1.8%
Two or more races	154	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	306	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	4.9%
High school graduate	421	26.2%
Some college or associate's	510	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	283	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	313	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	975	80.2%
Carpooled	84	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	156	12.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	197	18.6%
15 to 29 min	363	34.3%
30 to 44 min	143	13.5%
45 to 59 min	81	7.6%
60+ min	275	26.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 3.9% (100 of 2,560)

	Count	Share
Family households	651	73.1%
Nonfamily households	239	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	890	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	770	86.5%
Renter-occupied	120	13.5%

1-unit, detached96.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	860	96.6%
1-unit, attached	30	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0902480
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 41.4617, -73.5268