Lakes East

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,295
Median household income: $211,728
Median home value: $563,900

Lakes East, a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, has 1,295 residents. Its median household income of $211,728 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Lakes East's population declined 6.8% from 1,389 to 1,295, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $444,000 to $563,900.

54.9% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,295
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $211,728
Median home value: $563,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 475
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3891,295

Median household income

$145,667$211,728

Median home value

$444,000$563,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,389	$145,667	$444,000
2021	1,526	$154,181	$459,500
2022	1,457	$203,804	$553,200
2023	1,295	$211,728	$563,900

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1727.3%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 342.5%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	3.2%
5 to 17	353	27.3%
18 to 24	75	5.8%
25 to 34	33	2.5%
35 to 44	189	14.6%
45 to 54	211	16.3%
55 to 64	209	16.1%
65 to 74	120	9.3%
75 and over	64	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	997	77.0%
Black or African American	19	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	149	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's15.6%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree60.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	63	7.6%
Some college or associate's	129	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	137	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	497	60.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone54.9%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home39.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	367	54.9%
Carpooled	35	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	267	39.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	76	18.9%
15 to 29 min	102	25.4%
30 to 44 min	111	27.6%
45 to 59 min	93	23.1%
60+ min	20	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 1,295)

	Count	Share
Family households	351	78.9%
Nonfamily households	94	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	445	93.7%
Vacant	30	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	445	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	475	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: 0941585
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.3307, -73.4925