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Blue Hills, CT

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

Population

1,989

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,512

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-27.8% since 2018

Blue Hills lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone1,348 (80.4%)
  • White Alone145 (8.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race140 (8.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone43 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish90
  2. 2.Other Indo-European20
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

66.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

68

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$32,690

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care361
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management162
  3. 3.Retail Trade148
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate99
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities82

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations315
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations199
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations167
  4. 4.Service Occupations115
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations23

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.39×)361
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)148
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.18×)162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$783/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999212 (32.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999132 (20.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999118 (18.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999107 (16.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,99926 (4.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99920 (3.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,897

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.3 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone732 (68.2%)
  • Public Transit147 (13.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other87 (8.1%)
  • Carpooled63 (5.9%)
  • Worked at Home44 (4.1%)

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.