Compo

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 3,561
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,356,900

Compo, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 3,561 residents. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Compo's population declined 6.3% from 3,800 to 3,561, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $1,021,700 to $1,356,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,561
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,356,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,281
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 81.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8003,561

Median household income

$170,500$250,001

Median home value

$1,021,700$1,356,900

Median gross rent

$1,352$1,405

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,800	$170,500	$1,021,700	$1,352
2021	3,400	$194,330	$1,178,900	$1,508
2022	3,638	$208,833	$1,285,700	$1,405
2023	3,561	$250,001	$1,356,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	345	9.7%
5 to 17	702	19.7%
18 to 24	221	6.2%
25 to 34	212	6.0%
35 to 44	358	10.1%
45 to 54	425	11.9%
55 to 64	634	17.8%
65 to 74	345	9.7%
75 and over	319	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,633	73.9%
Black or African American	353	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	124	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	1.1%
Two or more races	264	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	149	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate10.0%

Some college or associate's7.5%

Bachelor's degree41.6%

Graduate or professional degree40.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	0.9%
High school graduate	229	10.0%
Some college or associate's	172	7.5%
Bachelor's degree	955	41.6%
Graduate or professional degree	917	40.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone41.5%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit14.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	591	41.5%
Carpooled	96	6.7%
Public transit	207	14.5%
Walked	43	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	488	34.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	25.1%
15 to 29 min	203	21.7%
30 to 44 min	207	22.1%
45 to 59 min	51	5.4%
60+ min	241	25.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 6.7% (239 of 3,561)

	Count	Share
Family households	940	77.2%
Nonfamily households	277	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,217	95.0%
Vacant	64	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,007	82.7%
Renter-occupied	210	17.3%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,112	86.8%
1-unit, attached	75	5.9%
2 to 4 units	92	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0916525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1228, -73.3515