Poplar Plains

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,203
Median household income: $210,625
Median home value: $1,210,200

Poplar Plains is a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 1,203 residents. At $210,625, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2020 to 2023, Poplar Plains's population declined 4.7% from 1,262 to 1,203, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $1,126,800 to $1,210,200.

The median resident is 45.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,203
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $210,625
Median home value: $1,210,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 474
Homeownership rate: 98.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 91.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2621,203

Median household income

$250,001$210,625

Median home value

$1,126,800$1,210,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	1,262	$250,001	$1,126,800
2021	1,487	$250,001	$1,183,100
2022	1,431	$250,001	$1,316,100
2023	1,203	$210,625	$1,210,200

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1728.7%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 341.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5423.5%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	2.5%
5 to 17	345	28.7%
18 to 24	62	5.2%
25 to 34	13	1.1%
35 to 44	136	11.3%
45 to 54	283	23.5%
55 to 64	112	9.3%
65 to 74	131	10.9%
75 and over	91	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,035	86.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	1.3%
Two or more races	34	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate0.0%

Some college or associate's7.6%

Bachelor's degree38.3%

Graduate or professional degree53.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.0%
High school graduate	0	0.0%
Some college or associate's	58	7.6%
Bachelor's degree	293	38.3%
Graduate or professional degree	407	53.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone38.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit13.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home46.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	204	38.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	71	13.5%
Walked	8	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	244	46.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	17.0%
15 to 29 min	53	18.7%
30 to 44 min	39	13.8%
45 to 59 min	42	14.8%
60+ min	101	35.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 2.0% (24 of 1,203)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	75.0%
Nonfamily households	111	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	444	93.7%
Vacant	30	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	437	98.4%
Renter-occupied	7	1.6%

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	474	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: 0961555
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.1689, -73.3782