West Mountain

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 418
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $833,300

Located in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, West Mountain is a community with a population of 418. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2020 to 2023, West Mountain's population declined 22.0% from 536 to 418, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $737,800 to $833,300.

The median resident is 46.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 32.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 418
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $833,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 216
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

536418

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$737,800$833,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	536	$250,001	$737,800
2021	419	$250,001	$850,000
2022	423	$250,001	$870,800
2023	418	$250,001	$833,300

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1732.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5428.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	135	32.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	45	10.8%
45 to 54	118	28.2%
55 to 64	57	13.6%
65 to 74	50	12.0%
75 and over	13	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	391	93.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate9.2%

Some college or associate's14.1%

Bachelor's degree42.0%

Graduate or professional degree34.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	26	9.2%
Some college or associate's	40	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	119	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	98	34.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone59.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit7.2%

Walked8.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	116	59.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	14	7.2%
Walked	17	8.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	24.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	20.4%
15 to 29 min	103	70.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	14	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 9.1% (38 of 418)

	Count	Share
Family households	132	91.7%
Nonfamily households	12	8.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	144	66.7%
Vacant	72	33.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	144	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

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	216	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: 0983045
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.3001, -73.5423