Moving to Ledyard, Connecticut

Population: 14,687. Estimated population in July 2024: 15,172 (+3.3% change)
Males: 7,245 (49.3%), Females: 7,442 (50.7%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $62,647
Median house value: $144,300

Population by Race

Races in Ledyard:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
• American Indian (5.0%)
• Hispanic (2.7%)
• Two or more races (2.7%)
• Black (2.5%)
• Other race (0.8%)
• Filipino (0.7%)
• Chinese (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (20.9%), Irish (19.4%), German (17.4%), Italian (12.8%), French (8.0%), Polish (5.4%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ledyard

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ledyard town

• Never married: 23.2%
• Now married: 62.6%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 9.4%

4.4% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.5% North America).

Schools

Public high school in Ledyard:

• LEDYARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,036; Location: 24 GALLUP HILL RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ledyard:

• LEDYARD CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 740 COLONEL LEDYARD HWY.; Grades: KG – 06)
• GALLUP HILL SCHOOL (Students: 336; Location: 169 GALLUP HILL RD.; Grades: PK – 06)
• HOMEBOUND (Students: 2; Location: 4 BLONDER BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Ledyard:

• NEW HOPE NURSERY/KINDERGARTEN (Students: 11; Location: 346 COLONEL LEDYARD HWY; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Ledyard:

• LEDYARD PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Operating income: $483,810; Location: 718 COLONEL LEDYARD HIGHWAY; 68,272 books; 3,403 audio materials; 844 video materials; 214 serial subscriptions)