Moving to Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Population: 5,474
Males: 2,598 (47.5%), Females: 2,876 (52.5%)

New London County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $39,799
Median house value: $134,400

Population by Race

Races in Pawcatuck:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (21.2%), Italian (19.7%), English (14.6%), Portuguese (11.2%), German (10.9%), Polish (6.1%).

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Map of Pawcatuck, CT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pawcatuck

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pawcatuck CDP

  • Never married: 24.6%
  • Now married: 51.8%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

6.9% Foreign born (5.1% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pawcatuck:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pawcatuck:

  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 14 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 38 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)
  • HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 61 miles; HARTFORD, CT; Abbreviation: HFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pawcatuck:

  • WESTERLY STATE (about 5 miles; WESTERLY, RI; Abbreviation: WST)
  • ELIZABETH FIELD (about 15 miles; FISHERS ISLAND, NY; Abbreviation: 0B8)
  • RICHMOND (about 18 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; Abbreviation: 08R)

Amtrak stations near Pawcatuck:

  • 2 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.
  • 9 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.
  • 11 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pawcatuck:

  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 24 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 36 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 8,650)
  • NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 36 miles; WARWICK, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,419)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 41 miles; STORRS, CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
  • RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 43 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Full-time enrollment: 6,208)

Schools

Public high school in Pawcatuck:

  • STONINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 705; Location: 176 SOUTH BROAD ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pawcatuck:

  • PAWCATUCK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 40 FIELD ST.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • WEST VINE STREET SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 129 WEST VINE ST.; Grades: KG – 02)
  • WEST BROAD STREET SCHOOL (Students: 180; Location: 131 WEST BROAD ST.; Grades: PK – 04)

Private primary/middle school in Pawcatuck:

  • ST MICHAEL SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: 63 LIBERTY STREET; Grades: KG – 8)