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Southwood Acres, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Southwood Acres is a Census CDP of 8,115 people across 5.31 square miles of land, in Capitol Planning Region. Median household income is $110,286, 87.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Southwood Acres
What Southwood Acres is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,527
- 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.
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How many people live in Southwood Acres
- Population8,115
- Median age40.8
- Population under 181,526 plus or minus 315
- Share under 1818.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,446
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households3,365
- Family households2,249
- Share of households that are families66.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Southwood Acres
- Median household income$110,286
- Per capita income$51,072
- Civilian labor force4,849
- Employed4,758
- Unemployed91 plus or minus 60
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over6,000
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Southwood Acres
- Housing units3,392
- Occupied units3,365
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied2,952
- Renter occupied413 plus or minus 175
- Ownership rate87.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$267,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,728
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units3,305
- Share single family97.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more78 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Southwood Acres gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,694
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,028 plus or minus 217
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,136
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.8 percent
- Drove alone72.7 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home17.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Capitol Planning Region, not Southwood Acres
Capitol Planning Region context, not Southwood Acres 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 Southwood Acres.
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
Southwood Acres questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Southwood Acres, Connecticut?
8,115, in 3,365 households. Southwood Acres CDP covers 5.31 square miles of land, which is 1,527 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Southwood Acres 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 Southwood Acres?
$110,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $267,900. Median gross rent is $1,728 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Southwood Acres 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 Southwood Acres.
Is zoning published for Southwood Acres?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.