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Sandy Hook, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Sandy Hook is a Census CDP of 9,863 people across 16.06 square miles of land, in Western Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $160,814, 92.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandy Hook
What Sandy Hook is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area16.06 sq mi
- Water area0.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land614
- County holding the largest share of its areaWestern 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.
Sandy Hook
How many people live in Sandy Hook
- Population9,863
- Median age43.1
- Population under 182,233 plus or minus 446
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,422
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households3,522
- Family households2,714
- Share of households that are families77.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy Hook
Income and work in Sandy Hook
- Median household income$160,814
- Per capita income$75,754
- Civilian labor force5,473
- Employed5,247
- Unemployed226 plus or minus 162
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over6,786
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy Hook
Housing in Sandy Hook
- Housing units3,894
- Occupied units3,522
- Vacant units372 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied3,272
- Renter occupied250 plus or minus 102
- Ownership rate92.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$501,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,866 plus or minus $439
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units3,590
- Share single family92.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more296 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy Hook
How Sandy Hook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,934
- Commuting under 15 minutes417 plus or minus 147
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,304
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.6 percent
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home23.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy Hook
SBA loans in Sandy Hook (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$3,347,300
- Average approval$278,942
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$1,120,000
- Jobs supported95
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandy Hook, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Western Connecticut Planning Region, not Sandy Hook
Western Connecticut Planning Region context, not Sandy Hook figures
- Establishments in Western Connecticut Planning Region19,955
- Covered employment, Western Connecticut Planning Region287,189
- Average annual pay, Western Connecticut Planning Region$129,052
- Housing units permitted, Western Connecticut Planning Region1,094
Every figure in this section is published for Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Sandy Hook.
All Western 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.
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
Sandy Hook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandy Hook, Connecticut?
9,863, in 3,522 households. Sandy Hook CDP covers 16.06 square miles of land, which is 614 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandy Hook in?
Western 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 Sandy Hook?
$160,814. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $501,200. Median gross rent is $1,866 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sandy Hook businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $125,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sandy Hook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sandy Hook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sandy Hook. Only 2 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 Sandy Hook figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Western 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 Sandy Hook.
Is zoning published for Sandy Hook?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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