Terryville, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

5,461

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.7

10.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.7%

26.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,813

0.851% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Terryville, CT is home to a population of 5.46k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.53% of Terryville, CT residents were born outside of the country (302 people).

In 2024, there were 17.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.57k people) in Terryville, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 267 White (Hispanic) and 231 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Terryville, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Terryville, CT was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Terryville, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.57k ± 552
White (Hispanic)
267 ± 186
Other (Hispanic)
231 ± 214

12.9%

Hispanic Population

702 people

12.9% of the people in Terryville, CT are hispanic (702 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Terryville, 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

5.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

302 people

2.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

124 people

As of 2024, 5.53% of Terryville, CT residents (302 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 Terryville, CT was 2.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
160 ± 115
Vietnam
113 ± 65
World War II
8 ± 15

Terryville, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Terryville, CT employs 2.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Terryville, CT were Manufacturing (573 people), Retail Trade (486 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (409 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,762), Public Administration ($78,068), and Construction ($75,804).

Employment

Occupations

2.92k

2024 Value

± 385

4.43%

1 Year growth

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Terryville, CT grew at a rate of 4.43%, from 2.8k employees to 2.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Terryville, CT, are Production Occupations (380 people), Sales & Related Occupations (318 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (252 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Terryville, 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

2.92k

2024 Value

± 385

4.43%

1 Year growth

± 17.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Terryville, CT grew at a rate of 4.43%, from 2.8k employees to 2.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Terryville, CT, are Manufacturing (573 people), Retail Trade (486 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (409 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Terryville, CT, though some of these residents may live in Terryville, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,292

Median earning men ± $9,064

$43,579

Median earning women ± $4,835

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($82,609), Public Administration ($74,917), and Wholesale Trade ($70,893).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,333), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,727), and Manufacturing ($55,694).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Terryville, CT was $243,800 in 2024, which is 0.733 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $221,000 to $243,800, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Terryville, CT is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$243,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,119

$1,499

Median Property Taxes

±$248

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2024

60.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in Terryville, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Terryville, 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.

$72,813

Median Household Income

± $15,735

2.3k

Number of Households

± 321

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.3k households in Terryville, CT declined from $72,813 from the previous year's value of $73,438.

The following chart displays the households in Terryville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Terryville, 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 (79%)
Worked At Home (9.34%)
Carpooled (8.25%)

In 2024, 79% of workers in Terryville, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.34%) and those who carpooled to work (8.25%).

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 Terryville, CT have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Terryville, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Terryville, CT (686 out of 5.42k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Terryville, CT is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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