Moving to East Lyme, Connecticut

Population: 18,118. Estimated population in July 2024: 18,459 (+1.9% change)
Males: 8,716 (48.1%), Females: 9,402 (51.9%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $66,539
Median house value: $164,500

Population by Race

Races in East Lyme:

• White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
• Black (6.4%)
• Hispanic (4.6%)
• Two or more races (1.8%)
• Other race (1.2%)
• Chinese (1.1%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Asian Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (20.7%), English (16.5%), Italian (16.1%), German (12.9%), Polish (7.4%), French (5.5%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in East Lyme

• High school or higher: 89.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 16.1%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Lyme town

• Never married: 22.7%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 6.1%
• Divorced: 9.5%

5.3% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.9% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

Schools

Public high school in East Lyme:

• EAST LYME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,234; Location: 30 CHESTERFIELD RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in East Lyme:

• FLANDERS SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 167 BOSTON POST RD.; Grades: KG – 04)
• HOMEBOUND (Location: BOSTON POST ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)

Libraries

Library in East Lyme:

• EAST LYME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $785,848; Location: 39 SOCIETY ROAD; 96,447 books; 1,973 audio materials; 1,960 video materials; 350 serial subscriptions)