Staples

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 6,985
Median household income: $218,365
Median home value: $1,202,800

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Staples is a community with a population of 6,985. Its median household income of $218,365 runs above the Western Connecticut Planning Region figure of $124,553.

Between 2020 and 2023, Staples's population held roughly steady from 6,952 to 6,985, while its median home value rose 10.6% from $1,087,300 to $1,202,800.

90.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,985
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $218,365
Median home value: $1,202,800
Median gross rent: $2,142
Housing units: 2,586
Homeownership rate: 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9526,985

Median household income

$172,424$218,365

Median home value

$1,087,300$1,202,800

Median gross rent

$1,913$2,142

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	6,952	$172,424	$1,087,300	$1,913
2021	7,125	$215,601	$1,095,000	$3,069
2022	7,200	$213,158	$1,163,100	$2,324
2023	6,985	$218,365	$1,202,800	$2,142

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 343.1%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	285	4.1%
5 to 17	1,522	21.8%
18 to 24	450	6.4%
25 to 34	215	3.1%
35 to 44	587	8.4%
45 to 54	1,192	17.1%
55 to 64	1,347	19.3%
65 to 74	753	10.8%
75 and over	634	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,418	77.6%
Black or African American	140	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	509	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	186	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	718	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's11.3%

Bachelor's degree38.1%

Graduate or professional degree33.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	3.9%
High school graduate	618	13.1%
Some college or associate's	536	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,800	38.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,591	33.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone44.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit12.9%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home31.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,317	44.4%
Carpooled	202	6.8%
Public transit	381	12.9%
Walked	95	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	926	31.3%
Other means	42	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	566	27.8%
15 to 29 min	362	17.8%
30 to 44 min	402	19.7%
45 to 59 min	130	6.4%
60+ min	577	28.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 3.8% (262 of 6,961)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,888	77.8%
Nonfamily households	539	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,427	93.9%
Vacant	159	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,205	90.9%
Renter-occupied	222	9.1%

1-unit, detached90.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,348	90.8%
1-unit, attached	62	2.4%
2 to 4 units	60	2.3%
5 to 19 units	53	2.0%
20 or more units	63	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0973175
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.1554, -73.3256