Moving to Pomfret, Connecticut
Population: 3,798. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,142 (+9.1% change)
Males: 1,866 (49.1%), Females: 1,932 (50.9%)
Windham County
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $57,937
Median house value: $158,400
Population by Race
Races in Pomfret:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (19.8%), English (18.6%), French (14.3%), Italian (11.5%), French Canadian (11.5%), German (9.8%).
Elevation: 588 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pomfret
- High school or higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.8%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pomfret town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 9.2%
2.5% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.4% Africa).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pomfret:
- DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PUTNAM, CT)
- HUBBARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WEBSTER, MA)
- HARRINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pomfret:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 27 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Abbreviation: ORH)
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 40 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)
- GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 41 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; Abbreviation: GON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pomfret:
- TOUTANT (about 8 miles; PUTNAM, CT; Abbreviation: C44)
- DANIELSON (about 8 miles; DANIELSON, CT; Abbreviation: 5B3)
- SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 15 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Abbreviation: 3B0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pomfret:
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 21 miles; STORRS, CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,165)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 27 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,808)
- CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
Private primary/middle school in Pomfret:
- RECTORY (Students: 215; Location: 528 PROMFET ST; Grades: PK – 9)
Libraries
Libraries in Pomfret:
- ABINGTON SOCIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $93,645; Location: 536 HAMPTON RD.; 19,518 books; 479 audio materials; 597 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)
- POMFRET PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,991; Location: 449 POMFRET ST.; 25,665 books; 61 audio materials; 274 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)