Glastonbury Center, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

7,266

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

6.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.88%

35.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$107,357

19.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Glastonbury Center, CT is home to a population of 7.27k people, from which 95.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.4% of Glastonbury Center, CT residents were born outside of the country (753 people).

In 2024, there were 8.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.06k people) in Glastonbury Center, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 717 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 125 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Glastonbury Center, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glastonbury Center, CT was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glastonbury Center, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.06k ± 856
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
717 ± 317
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
125 ± 107

3.74%

Hispanic Population

272 people

3.74% of the people in Glastonbury Center, CT are hispanic (272 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Glastonbury Center, 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

10.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

753 people

15.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.2k people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Glastonbury Center, CT residents (753 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 Glastonbury Center, CT was 15.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
137 ± 91
Korea
81 ± 80
Gulf War (2001-)
76 ± 93

Glastonbury Center, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Glastonbury Center, CT.

Economy

The economy of Glastonbury Center, CT employs 4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glastonbury Center, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (678 people), Educational Services (655 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (575 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($158,114), Finance & Insurance ($123,583), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($118,276).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 625

−6.6%

1 Year decline

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glastonbury Center, CT declined at a rate of −6.6%, from 4.29k employees to 4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glastonbury Center, CT, are Management Occupations (929 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (432 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (377 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glastonbury Center, 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

2024 Value

± 625

−6.6%

1 Year decline

± 22.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glastonbury Center, CT declined at a rate of −6.6%, from 4.29k employees to 4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glastonbury Center, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (678 people), Educational Services (655 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (575 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glastonbury Center, CT, though some of these residents may live in Glastonbury Center, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$105,667

Median earning men ± $14,707

$62,175

Median earning women ± $18,330

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($153,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,167), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($112,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($111,477), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,420), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,756).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Glastonbury Center, CT was $373,300 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $367,000 to $373,300, a 1.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Glastonbury Center, CT is 69.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glastonbury Center, CT have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glastonbury Center, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$373,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,169

$2,581

Median Property Taxes

±$417

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 Glastonbury Center, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.3%

Homeownership

2024

53.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.3% of the housing units in Glastonbury Center, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Glastonbury Center, 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.

$107,357

Median Household Income

± $37,332

3.72k

Number of Households

± 576

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.72k households in Glastonbury Center, CT declined from $107,357 from the previous year's value of $133,450.

The following chart displays the households in Glastonbury Center, 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 Glastonbury Center, 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 (69.3%)
Worked At Home (22.3%)
Carpooled (5.4%)

In 2024, 69.3% of workers in Glastonbury Center, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.4%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glastonbury Center, CT have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Glastonbury Center, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glastonbury Center, CT (561 out of 7.12k 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 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Glastonbury Center, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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