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Broad Brook, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Broad Brook is a Census CDP of 3,609 people across 5.93 square miles of land, in Capitol Planning Region. Median household income is $97,625, 68.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $535,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Broad Brook
What Broad Brook is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.93 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land609
- County holding the largest share of its areaCapitol Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Broad Brook
How many people live in Broad Brook
- Population3,609
- Median age41.8 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 18726 plus or minus 289
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over734 plus or minus 201
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households1,595
- Family households948
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Broad Brook
Income and work in Broad Brook
- Median household income$97,625 plus or minus $42,402
- Per capita income$51,700
- Civilian labor force2,133 plus or minus 585
- Employed2,006 plus or minus 483
- Unemployed127 plus or minus 146
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over2,654
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Broad Brook
- Housing units1,689
- Occupied units1,595
- Vacant units94 plus or minus 100
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied1,095 plus or minus 222
- Renter occupied500 plus or minus 177
- Ownership rate68.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$347,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,297
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units1,056 plus or minus 239
- Share single family62.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more633 plus or minus 238
- Share in buildings of two or more37.5 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Broad Brook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,571 plus or minus 479
- Commuting under 15 minutes371 plus or minus 197
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.6 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more712 plus or minus 315
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.3 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home18.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Broad Brook (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$535,000
- Average approval$107,000
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Broad Brook, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Capitol Planning Region, not Broad Brook
Capitol Planning Region context, not Broad Brook figures
- Establishments in Capitol Planning Region23,642
- Covered employment, Capitol Planning Region522,687
- Average annual pay, Capitol Planning Region$82,874
- Housing units permitted, Capitol Planning Region1,618
Every figure in this section is published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Broad Brook.
All Capitol Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Broad Brook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Broad Brook, Connecticut?
3,609, in 1,595 households. Broad Brook CDP covers 5.93 square miles of land, which is 609 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Broad Brook in?
Capitol Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Broad Brook?
$97,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $347,400. Median gross rent is $1,297 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Broad Brook businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $535,000 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $80,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Broad Brook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Broad Brook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Broad Brook. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Broad Brook figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Broad Brook.
Is zoning published for Broad Brook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.