place

Putnam, CT

Demographic and economic profile of Putnam, CT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

7,120

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,511

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.1% since 2018

Putnam added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,087 (85.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races444 (6.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone257 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race149 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone95 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone76 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish359
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic48
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)47
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

464

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$34,304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care871
  2. 2.Retail Trade595
  3. 3.Manufacturing355
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities338
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,398
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations786
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations719
  4. 4.Service Occupations503
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations251

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.77×)158
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.61×)338
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.53×)595
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)252
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)871

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$236,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,124/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

50.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999449 (27.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999384 (23.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999201 (12.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999162 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999129 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999101 (6.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,875 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled319 (9.2%)
  • Worked at Home217 (6.3%)
  • Bicycle32 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other8 (0.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.