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East Lyme Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

East Lyme Population & Age Distribution

 

Total Population
18,849

Age

Under 5 Years:
2.8%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
6.4%
25 - 34:
11.4%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
15.9%
Over 65 Years:
23.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

 
Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.5%
3.5%
94.5%
94.5%
47.3%
47.3%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Income

 

Per capita Income

East Lyme
USA
$47,751
$47,751
$35,384
$35,384

Median household income

East Lyme
USA
$96,023
$96,023
$64,994
$64,994

Individuals Below Poverty Level:
5.2%

Employment Industries in East Lyme

 
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Arts
Construction
Public Service
Finance
Other
Transportation
Accommodation
Administration
Wholesale
Utilities
14.9%
14.9%
13.6%
13.6%
13.6%
13.6%
10.3%
10.3%
7.8%
7.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.1%
5.1%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Race & Ethnic Diversity

 
White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
78.4%
78.4%
7.6%
7.6%
6.7%
6.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 

Ancestry (Top 20)

Irish
Italian
English
German
Polish
French
French Canadian
Scottish
Swedish
Russian
Portuguese
Welsh
Hungarian
Dutch
Greek
Canadian
British
Eastern European
Ukrainian
Scots-Irish
19.0%
19.0%
17.3%
17.3%
12.2%
12.2%
11.2%
11.2%
7.9%
7.9%
4.9%
4.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Languages Spoken (Top 20)

English
Spanish
Chinese
Tagalog
Langs. of India
French
Korean
Other Asian languages
German/Yiddish
Other Indo-European
Russian
Pacific Island languages
Polish
Arabic
Italian
Slavic languages
Greek
Japanese
African languages
Portuguese
87.0%
87.0%
2.9%
2.9%
1.6%
1.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Foreign Born East Lyme Residents:
9.4%