Saugatuck

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 3,091
Median household income: $208,242
Median home value: $1,408,500

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Saugatuck is a community with a population of 3,091. The median household income of $208,242 is above the Western Connecticut Planning Region median ($124,553).

From 2020 to 2023, Saugatuck's population held roughly steady from 3,102 to 3,091, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $1,104,400 to $1,408,500.

The median resident is 49.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,091
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $208,242
Median home value: $1,408,500
Median gross rent: $2,245
Housing units: 1,335
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1023,091

Median household income

$175,395$208,242

Median home value

$1,104,400$1,408,500

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,245

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	3,102	$175,395	$1,104,400	$1,880
2021	2,890	$177,740	$1,076,400	$1,819
2022	2,999	$199,196	$1,241,700	$2,031
2023	3,091	$208,242	$1,408,500	$2,245

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	5.0%
5 to 17	469	15.2%
18 to 24	207	6.7%
25 to 34	136	4.4%
35 to 44	420	13.6%
45 to 54	463	15.0%
55 to 64	571	18.5%
65 to 74	370	12.0%
75 and over	299	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,501	80.9%
Black or African American	35	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	200	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	282	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's13.3%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree37.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	4.1%
High school graduate	328	14.5%
Some college or associate's	301	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	696	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	841	37.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone54.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit10.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home31.2%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	829	54.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	155	10.1%
Walked	25	1.6%
Bicycle	9	0.6%
Worked from home	478	31.2%
Other means	35	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	329	31.2%
15 to 29 min	182	17.3%
30 to 44 min	238	22.6%
45 to 59 min	94	8.9%
60+ min	210	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 1.9% (58 of 3,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	792	62.0%
Nonfamily households	485	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,277	95.7%
Vacant	58	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	942	73.8%
Renter-occupied	335	26.2%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,005	75.3%
1-unit, attached	152	11.4%
2 to 4 units	142	10.6%
5 to 19 units	36	2.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0966770
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 1.39 sq mi
Center point: 41.1121, -73.3688