How many renters in Poquonock Bridge, CT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Poquonock Bridge, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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71.1% (±25.4 points) of renting households in Poquonock Bridge, CT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

71.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 48.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 71.1% (±25.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 71.1% (±19.0 points)
Median share of income: 48.3% (±16.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Poquonock Bridge

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Poquonock Bridge	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±16.9 points)	10.5%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.1% (±7.8 points)	11.4%	11.4%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±10.3 points)	13.2%	12.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.3% (±13.7 points)	13.8%	12.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±16.9 points)	10.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	71.1% (±19.0 points)	40.7%	43.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Poquonock Bridge against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Poquonock Bridge	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Paying 30% or more	71.1% (±25.4 points)	51.0% (±2.7 points)	52.6% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	71.1% (±19.0 points)	40.7% (±2.3 points)	43.5% (±0.8 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	48.3% (±16.1 points)	30.5% (±1.1 points)	31.4% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,284 (±$8,288)	$49,626 (±$2,346)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,403 (±$137)	$1,365 (±$26)	$1,488 (±$10)	$1,413

In Poquonock Bridge, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (51.0%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (52.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Poquonock Bridge ranks 1 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 17 of 127.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Poquonock Bridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Poquonock Bridge
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Poquonock Bridge	—	71.1% (±25.4 points)	—
Noank	0.8 mi	37.5% (±32.9 points)	Not measurably different
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	2.2 mi	42.3% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Mystic	3.2 mi	37.1% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Old Mystic	3.5 mi	14.2% (±17.3 points)	Lower
New London	4.4 mi	53.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	4.5 mi	47.5% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Stonington	5.6 mi	36.5% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Waterford (community)	6.1 mi	40.1% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region), CT (42.3%), Mystic, CT (37.1%), Old Mystic, CT (14.2%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Poquonock Bridge	71.1% (±25.4 points)
2	Oxoboxo River	61.7% (±22.7 points)
3	Niantic	58.1% (±28.3 points)
4	Willimantic	55.9% (±9.3 points)
5	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	47.5% (±10.3 points)
6	Colchester (community)	43.7% (±16.2 points)
7	Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	42.3% (±12.8 points)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Groton, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Poquonock Bridge

Are renters in Poquonock Bridge rent-burdened?

71.1% of renting households in Poquonock Bridge pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Poquonock Bridge spend on rent?

The median renting household in Poquonock Bridge, CT spends 48.3% (±16.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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