CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cheshire

Connecticut · 5,759 residents · 4.00 sq mi

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Cheshire is a city of 5,759 people in Connecticut. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $192,300. The median age is 39.0, about 6 years above the US median. Median household income runs $51,334, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,759

−1%vs 2000

vs 5,789 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(386)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(336)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(373)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(325)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(733)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(926)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(803)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(554)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(523)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(334)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(159)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,334

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,558 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,839

−34%vs 2000

vs $34,600 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$192,300

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $190,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$610

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $641 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(5,453)

Black0.7%(43)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(74)

Asian3%(171)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(5,742)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(66)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.5%(275)

South American1.6%(98)

Colombian0.9%(58)

Mexican0.7%(44)

Chilean0.6%(40)

Dominican0.4%(23)

Central American0.2%(13)

Guatemalan0.2%(13)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese2.7%(169)

Korean1.5%(93)

Asian Indian0.7%(46)

Vietnamese0.4%(27)

Filipino0.4%(23)

Japanese0.3%(21)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(24)

Ancestry

Italian25.4%(1,567)

Irish13.5%(831)

German11.4%(706)

English10.9%(671)

Polish9.7%(597)

French5.3%(329)

Ukrainian4.6%(285)

American3.3%(203)

Norwegian2.7%(169)

Scottish2.7%(166)

British1.8%(111)

French Canadian1.2%(75)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian1.2%(71)

Swedish1.1%(67)

Subsaharan African0.7%(43)

Lithuanian0.6%(40)

Nigerian0.4%(24)

West Indian0.3%(18)

Greek0.3%(17)

Belgian0.3%(16)

Welsh0.2%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(12)

Portuguese0.2%(10)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Danish0.1%(8)

Australian0.1%(7)

Russian0.1%(6)

Croatian0.1%(4)

Brazilian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.8%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34%(820)

Married56.6%(1,365)

Widowed3.9%(94)

Divorced5.5%(133)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(744)

Married51.2%(1,498)

Widowed13.6%(397)

Divorced9.9%(289)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 3.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.7%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.8%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.7%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era59.9%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.7%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 222 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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