With 5,577 people, Pawcatuck is a city in Connecticut. The median age is 46.2, about 7 years above the US median. Density works out to 1,635 people per square mile. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 8%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,114, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pawcatuck
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$325,209 → $360,600(+11%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.2% → 41.2%(+25.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age34.6 → 46.2(+11.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)25.4%(71)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(85)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 279 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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Over time
Pawcatuck, decade by decade
Pawcatuck population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,289
$80,748
$325,209
16.2%
8.8
2000
5,474
$72,500
$246,652
20.8%
17.3
2010
5,624
$80,338
$391,867
30.4%
21.3
2020
5,433
$81,659
$303,737
33.6%
28.7
2024
5,577
$80,114
$360,600
41.2%
40.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
