Moving to Colchester, Connecticut

About Colchester, Connecticut
Colchester

Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecticut, and the 36th in the country, to be certified with the National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat.

The villages of Westchester and North Westchester are located within Colchester. The town center village, which was previously incorporated as a borough, is a census-designated place, with a population of 4,700 at the 2020 census.

The Colchester area was part of the Mohegan territory at the time of European settlement. Several members of the Paugussett tribe currently reside in Colchester, where the tribe (which also has a heritage property in Trumbull) has a larger and more recently acquired 106-acre (0.43 km2) reservation.

The Colchester Historical Society operates a local history museum.

Gender
Gender Colchester Connecticut Country
Female 51.5% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 48.5% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Colchester Connecticut Country
Less than $10,000 3% 4.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4% 3.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.3% 6.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 23.2% 15.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1% 12.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.4% 17.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 12.8% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2% 13.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Colchester Connecticut Country
< 9th Grade 2% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 24% 26% 27.0%
Other College 26% 17% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Colchester Connecticut Country
White 86.7% 66% 60.1%
African American 2.9% 9.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 0.3% 4.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.5% 2.6% 2.8%
Hispanic 9.6% 16.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity