5.7% of Cos Cob, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 72.8% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. 3.6% of high school graduates and 13.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 15.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 84.7%. For comparison, it was 30.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cos Cob, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cos Cob:
5.7%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cos Cob:
2.6%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cos Cob:
15.8%
Connecticut:
18.2%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 7.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cos Cob:
22.3%
Connecticut:
23.0%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
84.7%
Residents above poverty level:
30.3%
Poverty by age in Cos Cob, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cos Cob,CT (percentage below poverty level)
10.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
3.1%6 to 11 years
29.9%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
23.4%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
2.8%35 to 44 years
3.9%45 to 54 years
11.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cos Cob,CT (percentage below poverty level)
10.1%Under 5 years
16.2%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
22.5%18 to 24 years
8.6%25 to 34 years
5.2%35 to 44 years
1.3%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
6.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cos Cob,CT (% below half of poverty level)
8.4%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
6.8%12 to 17 years
4.8%18 to 24 years
4.5%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
1.5%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cos Cob, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cos Cob, CT (%)
4.1%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
23.8%Other race
3.1%2+ races
18.9%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cos Cob, CT (absolute numbers)
194White
0Black
0American Indian
0Asian
152Other race
362+ races
205Hispanic
4.7%Below poverty level
95.3%Above poverty level
8.3%Below poverty level
91.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cos Cob, CT
Children below poverty level:
Cos Cob, Connecticut:
6.7%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cos Cob:
3.6%
Connecticut:
7.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cos Cob:
13.9%
Connecticut:
23.9%
45.3%Married-couple family
11.3%Male, no wife present
43.4%Female, no husband present
25.3%Worked full-time, year-round
58.4%Worked part-time
16.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
64.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
36.0%One part-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
2.6%1995 to 1998
1.4%1990 to 1994
10.6%1980 to 1989
11.5%1970 to 1979
14.5%1960 to 1969
20.8%1950 to 1959
12.8%1940 to 1949
25.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
3.4%1990 to 1994
11.9%1980 to 1989
13.9%1970 to 1979
17.6%1960 to 1969
20.5%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
18.6%1939 or earlier
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