About Pomfret

Pomfret is a very small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 3,798 people and just one neighborhood, Pomfret is the 140th largest community in Connecticut. Much of the housing stock in Pomfret was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Pomfret is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pomfret is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pomfret who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.88%), sales jobs (12.98%), and teaching (12.22%).

In addition, Pomfret 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, Pomfret is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Pomfret 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, Pomfret has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Pomfret's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

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

Pomfret Information and Demographics

The citizens of Pomfret are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.53% of adults in Pomfret have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pomfret in 2000 was $26,029, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,116 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Pomfret is English.