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Putnam, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $222,891 (it was $103,100 in 2000)
Putnam:

$222,891
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $178,345 - $283,038

Total population: 9,584 (Urban population: 7,064, Rural population: 1,938 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,955 (3,683 occupied: 2,059 owner occupied, 1,624 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

34%

Housing density: 195 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $282,397.

Median contract rent in 2022: $819 (lower quartile is $583, upper quartile is $1,050)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $919


Median gross rent in Putnam, CT in 2022: $962

Housing units in Putnam with a mortgage: 1,179 (89 second mortgage, 175 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 509

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Putnam, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 113,657
  • In family households: 94,705 (20,200 male householders, 10,143 female householders)
    22,420 spouses, 32,772 children (30,142 natural, 792 adopted, 1,838 stepchildren), 1,953 grandchildren, 839 brothers or sisters, 1,026 parents, foster children, 1,121 other relatives, 3,518 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 18,952 (7,012 male householders (5,014 living alone)), 7,455 female householders (6,006 living alone)), 4,485 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,771 (1,565 institutionalized population)

18,008 married couples with children.
7,061 single-parent households (1,662 men, 5,399 women).

89.8% of residents of Putnam speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 471 (4.9%)
(67.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Putnam, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Putnam, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 481 bedroom
  • 4832 bedrooms
  • 1,0823 bedrooms
  • 3094 bedrooms
  • 1375+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam, Connecticut
  • 0no bedroom
  • 5161 bedroom
  • 6802 bedrooms
  • 3073 bedrooms
  • 994 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 71no vehicle
  • 5621 vehicle
  • 9472 vehicles
  • 3553 vehicles
  • 974 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam in renter-occupied apartments
  • 403no vehicle
  • 6841 vehicle
  • 4602 vehicles
  • 693 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Putnam, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Putnam, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 73 rooms
  • 2224 rooms
  • 4955 rooms
  • 4186 rooms
  • 4787 rooms
  • 1878 rooms
  • 2529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam, Connecticut
  • 01 room
  • 1192 rooms
  • 3323 rooms
  • 4894 rooms
  • 3125 rooms
  • 2106 rooms
  • 1117 rooms
  • 248 rooms
  • 279+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Putnam, CT
  • Putnam, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Putnam, CT in 2022
  • 45,505Less than $10,000
  • 51,932$10,000 to $19,999
  • 58,097$20,000 to $29,999
  • 51,165$30,000 to $39,999
  • 51,425$40,000 to $49,999
  • 49,827$50,000 to $59,999
  • 68,137$60,000 to $74,999
  • 107,126$75,000 to $99,999
  • 81,858$100,000 to $124,999
  • 65,309$125,000 to $149,999
  • 88,854$150,000 to $199,999
  • 129,391$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.5%
Number of people working at home: 828 (16.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 225
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 898
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 989
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 675
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 363
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 99
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 266
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 143
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 174
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 410
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 208
  • 90 or more minutes: 76

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,929 (85.5%)
  • Carpooled: 488 (10.6%)
  • Railroad: 6 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 87 (1.9%)
  • Other means: 9 (0.2%)
  • Worked at home: 72 (1.6%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Putnam, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Putnam, Connecticut
  • 851995 to March 2000
  • 271990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 01980 to 1984
  • 41975 to 1979
  • 101970 to 1974
  • 161965 to 1969
  • 161Before 1965
Ancestries in Putnam, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • French: 2,050 (18.9%)
  • French Canadian: 1,752 (16.2%)
  • Irish: 1,222 (11.3%)
  • English: 1,062 (9.8%)
  • Other: 1,027 (9.5%)
  • Polish: 937 (8.7%)
  • Italian: 687 (6.3%)
  • German: 528 (4.9%)
  • United States: 319 (2.9%)
  • Swedish: 305 (2.8%)
  • Scottish: 211 (1.9%)
  • Lithuanian: 145 (1.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 96 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 85 (0.8%)
  • Portuguese: 68 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 57 (0.5%)
  • Slovak: 45 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 43 (0.4%)
  • Subsaharan African: 40 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 37 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 36 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 31 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 22 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 16 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 8 (0.07%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Other Eastern Europe
Putnam:

25.1% (76)
Connecticut:

2.1% (7,596)

Canada
Putnam:

22.8% (69)
Connecticut:

5.2% (19,083)

Germany
Putnam:

13.5% (41)
Connecticut:

3.1% (11,432)

Russia
Putnam:

9.9% (30)
Connecticut:

1.4% (5,021)

Ukraine
Putnam:

7.3% (22)
Connecticut:

1.0% (3,822)

Greece
Putnam:

5.3% (16)
Connecticut:

1.2% (4,622)

United Kingdom
Putnam:

4.3% (13)
Connecticut:

4.4% (16,395)

Bangladesh
Putnam:

4.3% (13)
Connecticut:

0.3% (1,180)

Honduras
Putnam:

3.3% (10)
Connecticut:

0.6% (2,313)

Guyana
Putnam:

2.3% (7)
Connecticut:

0.8% (2,940)

Poland
Putnam:

2.0% (6)
Connecticut:

6.9% (25,507)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,530
  • Other state: 3,119
  • Northeast: 2,422
  • Midwest: 162
  • South: 321
  • West: 214

58% of Putnam residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 24
  • 7th and 8th grade: 219
  • 9th grade: 65
  • 10th grade: 95
  • 11th grade: 81
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 107
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,068
  • Less than 1 year of college: 188
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 386
  • Associate degree: 93
  • Bachelor's degree: 248
  • Master's degree: 184
  • Professional school degree: 47
  • Doctorate degree: 31
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 12
  • 7th and 8th grade: 231
  • 9th grade: 97
  • 10th grade: 81
  • 11th grade: 117
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 192
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,157
  • Less than 1 year of college: 286
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 331
  • Associate degree: 284
  • Bachelor's degree: 315
  • Master's degree: 182
  • Professional school degree: 24
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Females
Putnam marital status for males
Putnam marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,990
  • One, attached: 142
  • Two: 581
  • 3 or 4: 777
  • 5 to 9: 255
  • 10 to 19: 72
  • 20 to 49: 59
  • 50 or more: 79
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%
Year householders moved into residence in Putnam
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Putnam, CT
  • 72.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 11.3%Utility gas
  • 10.6%Electricity
  • 3.7%Wood
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Putnam, CT
  • 38.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 34.5%Utility gas
  • 17.1%Electricity
  • 8.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 110
Here:

11.7%
Connecticut:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Here:

6.3%
Connecticut:

11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38
Here:

12.6%
Connecticut:

33.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability