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Higganum, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Higganum is a Census CDP of 1,742 people across 6.21 square miles of land, in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Median household income is $127,759, 89.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Higganum
What Higganum is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.21 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land281 plus or minus 65
- County holding the largest share of its areaLower Connecticut River Valley 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.
Higganum
How many people live in Higganum
- Population1,742 plus or minus 404
- Median age45.0
- Population under 18347 plus or minus 152
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over370 plus or minus 118
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households794 plus or minus 184
- Family households558 plus or minus 157
- Share of households that are families70.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higganum
Income and work in Higganum
- Median household income$127,759 plus or minus $31,420
- Per capita income$60,843
- Civilian labor force1,020 plus or minus 258
- Employed1,020 plus or minus 258
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,381 plus or minus 298
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higganum
Housing in Higganum
- Housing units870 plus or minus 193
- Occupied units794 plus or minus 184
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Owner occupied708 plus or minus 174
- Renter occupied86 plus or minus 57
- Ownership rate89.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$331,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,707 plus or minus $528
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units842 plus or minus 193
- Share single family96.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more3.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higganum
How Higganum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute925 plus or minus 236
- Commuting under 15 minutes174 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more462 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.9 percent
- Drove alone83.6 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higganum
SBA loans in Higganum (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,665,600
- Average approval$380,800
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$1,503,000
- Jobs supported30
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higganum, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Higganum
SBA loans in Higganum (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$155,000
- Average approval$155,000
- Median approval$155,000
- Largest approval$155,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higganum, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, not Higganum
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region context, not Higganum figures
- Establishments in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region4,489
- Covered employment, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region73,682
- Average annual pay, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region$70,364
- Housing units permitted, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region269
Every figure in this section is published for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Higganum.
All Lower Connecticut River Valley 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.
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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
Higganum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Higganum, Connecticut?
1,742, in 794 households. Higganum CDP covers 6.21 square miles of land, which is 281 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Higganum in?
Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 Higganum?
$127,759. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $331,300. Median gross rent is $1,707 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Higganum businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $75,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $155,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higganum, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Higganum borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Higganum. Only 1 loan has 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 Higganum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 Higganum.
Is zoning published for Higganum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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