Moving to Jewett City, Connecticut
Population: 3,053. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,001 (-1.7% change)
Males: 1,512 (49.5%), Females: 1,541 (50.5%)
New London County
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $42,318
Median house value: $97,700
Population by Race
Races in Jewett City:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Black (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: French (18.9%), Irish (14.6%), Polish (13.3%), Italian (11.7%), French Canadian (10.6%), German (10.5%).
Elevation: 170 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jewett City
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jewett City borough
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 35.0%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 20.4%
4.2% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% North America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -252 (-7.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jewett City:
- WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NORWICH, CT)
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 18 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT)
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER, CT)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jewett City:
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 21 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 40 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 46 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jewett City:
- DANIELSON (about 16 miles; DANIELSON, CT; Abbreviation: 5B3)
- WINDHAM (about 16 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Abbreviation: IJD)
- WESTERLY STATE (about 23 miles; WESTERLY, RI; Abbreviation: WST)
Amtrak stations near Jewett City:
- 11 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) – Bus Station
- 18 miles: MYSTIC (RTE. 1). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: WESTERLY (14 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jewett City:
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 24 miles; STORRS, CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 33 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 38 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,650)
- NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 38 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,419)
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 4,456)
Private primary/middle school in Jewett City:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 54 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 8)