COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pawcatuck vs Westerly
PLACE A
Pawcatuck, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Westerly, Rhode Island
Pawcatuck is 70% smaller than Westerly. Westerly earns more, with a median household income $15,093 higher. Westerly has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
PAWCATUCKWESTERLYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,57718,411−70% vs Westerly
Population density1,6351,163+472
Population growth-3.4%2.7%−6.1 pts
Median age46.250.4−4.2
Male45.9%51.7%−5.8 pts
Female54.1%48.3%+5.8 pts
Foreign-born8.0%5.9%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.9%88.2%−6.3 pts
Black4.1%0.6%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%3.3%+0.9 pts
Asian4.5%3.1%+1.4 pts
Other5.4%4.8%+0.5 pts
Median household income$80,114$95,207−$15,093
Per capita income$45,921$53,043−$7,122
Poverty rate14.4%5.7%+8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.414+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%43.3%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree17.9%18.7%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%2.9%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation65.5%63.3%+2.1 pts
Median home value$360,600$448,800−$88,200
Median gross rent$1,155$1,260−$105
Owner-occupied58.3%71.4%−13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%8.3%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%45.0%−8.2 pts
Average commute23.622.9+0.7
Worked from home10.1%10.4%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.3%3.2%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024