Ball Pond is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwestern part of the town, with the pond of the same name in the central part of the CDP. The community is bordered to the south by Taylor Corners and to the west by Putnam Lake in Putnam County, New York.
As of the 2020 census, Ball Pond had a population of 2,189.
Ball Pond was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Demographics 2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Ball Pond had a population of 2,189. The median age was 46.3 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 815 households in Ball Pond, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 64.0% were married-couple households, 11.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 882 housing units, of which 7.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.8%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,796 82.0% Black or African American 38 1.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.3% Asian 27 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.1% Some other race 127 5.8% Two or more races 193 8.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 279 12.7%
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