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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Preston is $43,832, which is higher than the state average of $38,480 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. New Preston median household income is $73,472, which has grown by 31.29% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Preston residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #41

New Preston, CT	43,832 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Preston, CT	31,824 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Preston, CT	45,282 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Preston, CT	26,579 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #63

New Preston, CT	73,472 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Preston, CT	93,217 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #55

New Preston, CT	31.29%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New Preston, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.44%	$56,547, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.71%	$21,757, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.23%	$0, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.33%	$32,737, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Preston, CT	81,711 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Preston, CT	100,118 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Preston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$72,639, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Preston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$77,813, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$75,568, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$73,333, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Preston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	788, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	452, 57.36%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	305, 67.48%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	305, 67.48%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	305, 100.00%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	147, 32.52%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	336, 42.64%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	209, 62.20%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	209, 62.20%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	201, 96.17%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 3.83%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	127, 37.80%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Preston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	506, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	446, 88.14%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 2.17%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	12, 2.37%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	37, 7.31%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Preston, CT	24.5 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Preston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	506	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	305, 60.28%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	153, 50.16%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	36, 11.80%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 9.18%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 10.49%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 14.43%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	201, 39.72%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	108, 53.73%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	37, 18.41%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	56, 27.86%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New Preston, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	506, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	54, 10.67%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	31, 6.13%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	60, 11.86%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 3.36%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	42, 8.30%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	77, 15.22%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	144, 28.46%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36, 7.11%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	20, 3.95%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 4.94%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Preston, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	99	10.62%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	5.97%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.