Niantic is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut in the United States.

Niantic was once famous for its Niantic River scallops, but the scallop populace has been in diminish for a number of years. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2) is territory and 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), or 58.64%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,085 citizens , 1,404 homeholds, and 835 families residing in the CDP.

The populace density was 2,110.3 citizens per square mile (815.8/km2).

There were 1,756 housing units at an average density of 1,201.2 per square mile (464.4/km2).

The ethnic makeup of the CDP was 96.63% White, 0.49% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.42% from other competitions, and 1.07% from two or more competitions.

There were 1,404 homeholds out of which 24.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $54,872, and the median income for a family was $65,077.

About 1.9% of families and 3.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

According to www.city-data.com, the median income for a homehold in 2008 was $74,348, higher than the median income for the entire state of Connecticut ($68,595 in 2008).

The median of all housing units in Niantic was $337,612 in 2008.

"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Niantic CDP, Connecticut".

Municipalities and communities of New London County, Connecticut, United States

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