About Haddam

Haddam is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 7,157 people and just one neighborhood, Haddam is the 114th largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Haddam is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Haddam is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Haddam who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.95%), management occupations (12.01%), and sales jobs (8.86%).

Also of interest is that Haddam has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Haddam is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Haddam is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Haddam a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Haddam has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Haddam's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Haddam are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Haddam is a very car-oriented town. 97.78% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Haddam is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Haddam has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Haddam doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Haddam Information and Demographics

The education level of Haddam citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 33.62% of adults in Haddam have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Haddam in 2000 was $30,519, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,076 for a family of four. However, Haddam contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Haddam home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Haddam is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haddam include Italian, Irish, English, German, Polish, French, French Canadian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Haddam is English.