Sandy Hook

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 9,718
Median household income: $144,335
Median home value: $460,600

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Sandy Hook is a community with a population of 9,718. Its median household income of $144,335 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Sandy Hook's population grew 5.8% from 9,181 to 9,718, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $363,700 to $460,600.

The median gross rent is $1,875. 56.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,718
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $144,335
Median home value: $460,600
Median gross rent: $1,875
Housing units: 3,778
Homeownership rate: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1819,718

Median household income

$121,089$144,335

Median home value

$363,700$460,600

Median gross rent

$1,820$1,875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	9,181	$121,089	$363,700	$1,820
2021	9,406	$133,194	$380,200	$1,630
2022	9,604	$148,750	$434,400	$1,612
2023	9,718	$144,335	$460,600	$1,875

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	250	2.6%
5 to 17	1,855	19.1%
18 to 24	815	8.4%
25 to 34	982	10.1%
35 to 44	1,029	10.6%
45 to 54	1,528	15.7%
55 to 64	1,662	17.1%
65 to 74	1,077	11.1%
75 and over	520	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,945	81.8%
Black or African American	269	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	274	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	555	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	675	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate18.8%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree31.4%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	2.7%
High school graduate	1,279	18.8%
Some college or associate's	1,469	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,137	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,730	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,736	73.7%
Carpooled	253	5.0%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	24	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	960	18.9%
Other means	85	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	420	10.2%
15 to 29 min	1,325	32.2%
30 to 44 min	1,076	26.2%
45 to 59 min	687	16.7%
60+ min	602	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 6.1% (593 of 9,701)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,714	77.2%
Nonfamily households	802	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,516	93.1%
Vacant	262	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,268	92.9%
Renter-occupied	248	7.1%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,373	89.3%
1-unit, attached	176	4.7%
2 to 4 units	126	3.3%
5 to 19 units	95	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0966700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 41.4090, -73.2426