What is the population of Putnam CDP?

Putnam CDP has 7,120 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 215 in Connecticut.

What is the median household income in Putnam CDP?

Median household income in Putnam CDP is $63,209 a year, 19.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Putnam CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,124 a month and the median home value is $236,000, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.

Is Putnam CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Putnam CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Putnam, CT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Putnam, Connecticut (Putnam, CT — Census place “Putnam CDP”) is 7,120 residents, ranking #48 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $63,209, the median home is worth $236,000 and median gross rent runs $1,124 a month. Looking for the Putnam Connecticut ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Putnam, CT: 06260.

Population: 7,120Putnam CDP residents
Median household income: $63,209Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $236,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,124Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50%Owner-occupied households

Putnam ZIP codes (Connecticut)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Putnam.

The Putnam CT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

06260

What the numbers mean in Putnam CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Putnam CDP median would spend about 21.3% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.9% of residents and 50% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Putnam CDP, CT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Putnam CDP is a mid-size town in Connecticut, with 7,120 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #48 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 42.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Putnam CDP earn a median of $63,209 a year, 19.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 34% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Putnam CDP is valued at $236,000, 22.2% below the national figure and 31% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,124 a month, 20.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,488 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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What is the population of Putnam CDP?: Putnam CDP has 7,120 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #48 of 215 in Connecticut.
What is the median household income in Putnam CDP?: Median household income in Putnam CDP is $63,209 a year, 19.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Putnam CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,124 a month and the median home value is $236,000, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
Is Putnam CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Putnam CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Putnam CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.