Candlewood Shores

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 534
Median household income: $178,510
Median home value: $399,400

Candlewood Shores, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 534 residents. At $178,510, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Candlewood Shores's population declined 44.5% from 963 to 534, while its median home value rose 14.6% from $348,500 to $399,400.

66.3% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 534
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $178,510
Median home value: $399,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 334
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

963534

Median household income

$103,333$178,510

Median home value

$348,500$399,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	963	$103,333	$348,500
2021	887	$132,632	$318,500
2022	792	$144,722	$388,000
2023	534	$178,510	$399,400

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.4%
5 to 17	63	11.8%
18 to 24	67	12.5%
25 to 34	79	14.8%
35 to 44	54	10.1%
45 to 54	61	11.4%
55 to 64	91	17.0%
65 to 74	66	12.4%
75 and over	40	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	450	84.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	69	12.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate9.2%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree34.5%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	36	9.2%
Some college or associate's	123	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	135	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	97	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means7.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	220	66.3%
Carpooled	26	7.8%
Public transit	4	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	16.9%
Other means	26	7.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	33.0%
15 to 29 min	83	30.1%
30 to 44 min	29	10.5%
45 to 59 min	54	19.6%
60+ min	19	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 5.4% (29 of 534)

	Count	Share
Family households	125	52.7%
Nonfamily households	112	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	237	71.0%
Vacant	97	29.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

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	334	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
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: 0911780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.4801, -73.4380