What percentage of people rent in Colchester (community), CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Colchester (community), CT, 2020–2024
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46.5% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Colchester (community), CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,031 renting households against 1,184 that own their home.

In Colchester (community), the share of households that rent went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 46.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.5% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 1,031 (±238)
Median renter income: $53,525 (±$28,255)

Who rents and who owns in Colchester (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Colchester (community)	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.5% (±7.6 points)	34.9% (±1.1 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,031 (±238)	40,427 (±1,309)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,184 (±176)	75,341 (±1,292)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,525 (±$28,255)	$49,626 (±$2,346)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,561 (±$20,827)	$111,365 (±$2,302)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Colchester (community), the renter share is higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (34.9%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (33.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Colchester (community) ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 132.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Colchester (community) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	44.9% (±6.5 points)	46.5% (±7.6 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,211 (±$83)	$1,475 (±$147)	+21.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,685 (±$13,038)	$86,760 (±$12,420)	+30.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Colchester (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Colchester (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Colchester (community)	—	46.5% (±7.6 points)	—
Lebanon	6.1 mi	12.0% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Hebron	6.4 mi	11.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Salem	7.2 mi	13.4% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Moodus	7.5 mi	30.6% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Marlborough	7.5 mi	7.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower
East Haddam	7.6 mi	11.2% (±5.4 points)	Lower
East Hampton (community)	7.9 mi	17.8% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Columbia	8.1 mi	16.7% (±15.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lebanon, CT (12.0%), Hebron, CT (11.2%), Salem, CT (13.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	79.2% (±7.1 points)
2	Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	77.6% (±8.1 points)
3	Willimantic	65.1% (±3.8 points)
4	Baltic	62.2% (±13.2 points)
5	Poquonock Bridge	53.2% (±17.0 points)
6	Colchester (community)	46.5% (±7.6 points)
7	Pawcatuck	41.7% (±6.2 points)
8	Mystic	33.7% (±7.2 points)
9 (tie)	Oxoboxo River	33.1% (±10.5 points)
9 (tie)	Waterford (community)	33.1% (±9.7 points)
11	Niantic	27.5% (±9.3 points)
12	Gales Ferry	21.0% (±24.2 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Colchester (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Colchester, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Colchester (community)

How many renters are there in Colchester (community)?

Colchester (community) has an estimated 1,031 (±238) renting households, 46.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Colchester (community)?

In Colchester (community), the share of households that rent went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 46.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Colchester (community)?

A renting household in Colchester (community) has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Colchester (community)?

The median renting household in Colchester (community), CT has an income of $53,525 (±$28,255) a year, against $117,561 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Colchester CDP, Connecticut (place:15840, in state:09).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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