With 7,120 people, Putnam is a city in Connecticut. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 32% less than in Connecticut as a whole. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 1,827 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,511, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Putnam
Its weight in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Putnam's population equals 7.4% of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of households without a car equals 20% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.2% of the county's.
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)19.6%(79)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(126)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.6%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.1%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 404 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
Putnam, decade by decade
Putnam 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
2010
7,214
$68,787
$273,760
14.4%
20.2
2020
7,065
$74,433
$226,772
17.6%
38.3
2024
7,120
$65,511
$245,100
18.8%
38.0
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.
