Route 7 Gateway

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 1,032
Median household income: $132,188
Median home value: $706,700

Route 7 Gateway is a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 1,032 residents. At $132,188, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2020 to 2023, Route 7 Gateway's population grew 17.0% from 882 to 1,032, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $518,100 to $706,700.

The median gross rent is $1,696. 52.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,032
Median age: 51.7 yrs
Median household income: $132,188
Median home value: $706,700
Median gross rent: $1,696
Housing units: 510
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8821,032

Median household income

$66,157$132,188

Median home value

$518,100$706,700

Median gross rent

$2,022$1,696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	882	$66,157	$518,100	$2,022
2021	747	$115,357	$537,600	$1,600
2022	1,009	$140,568	$575,900	$1,461
2023	1,032	$132,188	$706,700	$1,696

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.9%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 640.9%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over35.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	8.5%
5 to 17	160	15.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	9	0.9%
35 to 44	150	14.5%
45 to 54	191	18.5%
55 to 64	9	0.9%
65 to 74	56	5.4%
75 and over	369	35.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	640	62.0%
Black or African American	94	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	290	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree39.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	8.3%
High school graduate	164	20.9%
Some college or associate's	146	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	102	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	307	39.2%

Commute to work

Drove alone47.6%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home40.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	111	47.6%
Carpooled	28	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	40.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	28	20.1%
30 to 44 min	63	45.3%
45 to 59 min	48	34.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 6.0% (56 of 938)

	Count	Share
Family households	228	51.6%
Nonfamily households	214	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	442	86.7%
Vacant	68	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	242	54.8%
Renter-occupied	200	45.2%

1-unit, detached18.8%

1-unit, attached42.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units34.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	96	18.8%
1-unit, attached	216	42.4%
2 to 4 units	8	1.6%
5 to 19 units	13	2.5%
20 or more units	177	34.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0965685
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.3188, -73.4754