
Connecticut · Census place 06050
Blue Hills, CT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Blue Hills, Connecticut (Blue Hills, CT — Census place “Blue Hills CDP”) is 1,989 residents, ranking #120 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $62,672, the median home is worth $199,800 and median gross rent runs $783 a month. Looking for the Blue Hills Connecticut ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Blue Hills, CT: 06002.
- Population
- 1,989Blue Hills CDP residents
- Median household income
- $62,672Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $199,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $783Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.3%Owner-occupied households
Blue Hills ZIP codes (Connecticut)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Blue Hills.
The Blue Hills CT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Blue Hills CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blue Hills CDP median would spend about 15% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 74.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Blue Hills CDP, CT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Blue Hills CDP is a small town in Connecticut, with 1,989 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #120 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 44% of them. The median age here is 52.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Blue Hills CDP earn a median of $62,672 a year, 20.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Blue Hills CDP is valued at $199,800, 34.1% below the national figure and 42% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $783 a month, 44.3% below the national figure, or roughly $9,396 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 52.4 puts Blue Hills CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Connecticut.
- Mill Plain CDP 1,980
- East Brooklyn CDP 2,008
- Newtown borough 1,968
- Plantsville CDP 2,045
- Crystal Lake CDP 1,963
- Old Saybrook Center CDP 2,063
- Ridgebury CDP 1,949
- Thomaston CDP 2,073
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Blue Hills CDP?
- Blue Hills CDP has 1,989 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #120 of 215 in Connecticut.
- What is the median household income in Blue Hills CDP?
- Median household income in Blue Hills CDP is $62,672 a year, 20.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Blue Hills CDP?
- Median gross rent is $783 a month and the median home value is $199,800, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is Blue Hills CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Blue Hills CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Blue Hills CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.