Darien Downtown

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,329
Median household income: $166,111
Median home value: $908,200

Darien Downtown, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,329 residents. At $166,111, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Darien Downtown's population grew 8.7% from 1,223 to 1,329, while its median home value rose 17.9% from $770,400 to $908,200.

The median resident is 44.7 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 22.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,329
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $166,111
Median home value: $908,200
Median gross rent: $2,605
Housing units: 675
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2231,329

Median household income

$136,765$166,111

Median home value

$770,400$908,200

Median gross rent

$1,436$2,605

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,223	$136,765	$770,400	$1,436
2021	1,091	$142,073	$790,500	$1,604
2022	1,177	$163,375	$892,500	$1,436
2023	1,329	$166,111	$908,200	$2,605

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 642.9%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over22.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	4.7%
5 to 17	275	20.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	135	10.2%
35 to 44	206	15.5%
45 to 54	162	12.2%
55 to 64	38	2.9%
65 to 74	147	11.1%
75 and over	303	22.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,140	85.8%
Black or African American	18	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	64	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	4.7%
Two or more races	32	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate5.0%

Some college or associate's11.4%

Bachelor's degree41.2%

Graduate or professional degree39.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	3.0%
High school graduate	50	5.0%
Some college or associate's	113	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	408	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	390	39.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone36.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit20.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	195	36.4%
Carpooled	48	9.0%
Public transit	107	20.0%
Walked	31	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	155	28.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	17.8%
15 to 29 min	98	25.7%
30 to 44 min	83	21.8%
45 to 59 min	41	10.8%
60+ min	91	23.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 4.4% (58 of 1,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	362	58.6%
Nonfamily households	256	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	618	91.6%
Vacant	57	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	436	70.6%
Renter-occupied	182	29.4%

1-unit, detached54.7%

1-unit, attached12.3%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units18.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	369	54.7%
1-unit, attached	83	12.3%
2 to 4 units	32	4.7%
5 to 19 units	64	9.5%
20 or more units	127	18.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0918936
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.0767, -73.4697