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Niantic, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Niantic is a Census CDP of 3,123 people across 1.51 square miles of land, in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $81,250, 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Niantic
What Niantic is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.51 sq mi
- Water area2.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,073
- County holding the largest share of its areaSoutheastern Connecticut 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 Niantic
- Population3,123
- Median age58.4
- Population under 18449 plus or minus 174
- Share under 1814.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over1,106 plus or minus 230
- Share 65 and over35.4 percent
- Households1,472
- Family households897 plus or minus 191
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Niantic
- Median household income$81,250
- Per capita income$52,077
- Civilian labor force1,472 plus or minus 373
- Employed1,422 plus or minus 357
- Unemployed50 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over2,588
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.9 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Niantic
- Housing units1,841
- Occupied units1,472
- Vacant units369 plus or minus 188
- Vacancy rate20.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied1,067
- Renter occupied405 plus or minus 163
- Ownership rate72.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$396,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,478
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units1,514
- Share single family82.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more327 plus or minus 142
- Share in buildings of two or more17.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Niantic gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,118 plus or minus 332
- Commuting under 15 minutes200 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more275 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.6 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone71.0 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home20.8 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Niantic (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,028,600
- Average approval$447,622
- Median approval$165,000
- Largest approval$2,472,000
- Jobs supported58
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises44.4 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niantic, 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.
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SBA loans in Niantic (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,259,000
- Average approval$629,500
- Median approval$629,500
- Largest approval$691,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niantic, 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.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, not Niantic
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region context, not Niantic figures
- Establishments in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region5,883
- Covered employment, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region127,106
- Average annual pay, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region$70,518
- Housing units permitted, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region509
Every figure in this section is published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Niantic.
All Southeastern Connecticut 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
Niantic questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Niantic, Connecticut?
3,123, in 1,472 households. Niantic CDP covers 1.51 square miles of land, which is 2,073 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Niantic in?
Southeastern Connecticut 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 Niantic?
$81,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $396,000. Median gross rent is $1,478 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Niantic businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $4.0 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $165,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Niantic, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Niantic borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Niantic. 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 Niantic figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Southeastern Connecticut 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 Niantic.
Is zoning published for Niantic?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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