CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pawcatuck

Connecticut · 5,289 residents · 3.41 sq mi

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With 5,289 people, Pawcatuck is a city in Connecticut. The typical home is worth $135,500. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Connecticut median by roughly 19%. The poverty rate is 7.6%, under the national 13.2%. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,289

−3%vs 2000

vs 5,474 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(354)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(278)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(314)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(371)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(993)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(745)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(520)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(472)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(503)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(270)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(90)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,644

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,799 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,534

−26%vs 2000

vs $20,942 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$135,500

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $135,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$498

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $555 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.1% in 2000

43.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(5,077)

Black0.7%(40)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(79)

Asian2.1%(116)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(5,198)

Black0.8%(43)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(99)

Asian0.3%(14)

Other0.6%(34)

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 Rican1.6%(88)

South American0.6%(32)

Ecuadorian0.6%(32)

Central American0.2%(11)

Salvadoran0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.2%(176)

Chinese0.8%(47)

Filipino0.5%(28)

Ancestry

Italian27.4%(1,530)

Irish15.9%(888)

English10.5%(588)

German7%(393)

French Canadian6.9%(384)

Portuguese5.6%(314)

French4.4%(243)

Polish4.1%(229)

Scottish3.3%(185)

Arab2.9%(162)

Moroccan1.8%(99)

American1.6%(89)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1.1%(63)

Norwegian1%(58)

Lithuanian0.8%(43)

Russian0.8%(42)

Subsaharan African0.8%(42)

Danish0.7%(41)

Canadian0.7%(38)

Swedish0.7%(37)

Austrian0.5%(27)

Welsh0.5%(26)

Greek0.3%(14)

Slovak0.2%(13)

Swiss0.2%(11)

West Indian0.2%(10)

Jamaican0.2%(10)

Armenian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married32.6%(716)

Married50%(1,098)

Widowed5.5%(120)

Divorced11.9%(261)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(701)

Married44.8%(1,081)

Widowed5.8%(141)

Divorced20.2%(488)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−12.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

+11.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% 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)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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