Cos Cob, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

7,546

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

0.763% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.58%

1.79% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$190,481

7.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Cos Cob, CT is home to a population of 7.55k people, from which 87.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 25.2% of Cos Cob, CT residents were born outside of the country (1.9k people).

In 2024, there were 9.61 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.86k people) in Cos Cob, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 506 Other (Hispanic) and 494 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.1%

2024 Citizenship

88.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.1% of Cos Cob, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cos Cob, CT was 88.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cos Cob, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cos Cob, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.86k ± 662
Other (Hispanic)
506 ± 363
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
494 ± 254

15%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

15% of the people in Cos Cob, CT are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cos Cob, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

25.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.9k people

25.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.85k people

As of 2024, 25.2% of Cos Cob, CT residents (1.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cos Cob, CT was 25.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cos Cob, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
122 ± 115
Gulf War (2001-)
4 ± 28

Cos Cob, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 30.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cos Cob, CT.

Economy

The economy of Cos Cob, CT employs 3.81k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cos Cob, CT were Finance & Insurance (579 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (527 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (397 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001).

Employment

Occupations

3.81k

2024 Value

± 529

−0.34%

1 Year decline

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cos Cob, CT declined at a rate of −0.34%, from 3.82k employees to 3.81k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cos Cob, CT, are Management Occupations (697 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (417 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (413 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cos Cob, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.81k

2024 Value

± 529

−0.34%

1 Year decline

± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cos Cob, CT declined at a rate of −0.34%, from 3.82k employees to 3.81k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cos Cob, CT, are Finance & Insurance (579 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (527 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (397 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cos Cob, CT, though some of these residents may live in Cos Cob, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$120,089

Median earning men ± $25,545

$76,250

Median earning women ± $17,344

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Information ($212,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($165,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($171,875), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,125), and Information ($97,863).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cos Cob, CT was $1.21M in 2024, which is 3.64 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.15M to $1.21M, a 5.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Cos Cob, CT is 66.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cos Cob, CT have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cos Cob, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.21M

Median Property Value 2024

±$136,068

$1,833

Median Property Taxes

±$306

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cos Cob, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cos Cob, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.7% of the housing units in Cos Cob, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cos Cob, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$190,481

Median Household Income

± $30,784

2.75k

Number of Households

± 418

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.75k households in Cos Cob, CT grew to $190,481 from the previous year's value of $176,602.

The following chart displays the households in Cos Cob, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cos Cob, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (52%)
Worked At Home (30%)
Public Transit (9.56%)

In 2024, 52% of workers in Cos Cob, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cos Cob, CT have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Cos Cob, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cos Cob, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cos Cob, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cos Cob, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.58% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cos Cob, CT (421 out of 7.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cos Cob, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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