Hartford is home to 121,127 people in Connecticut. 26% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Connecticut median by roughly 52%. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 33.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 26.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,411, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hartford
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$319,929 → $228,600(−29%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 19.4%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population139,739 → 121,127(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Capitol Planning Region
Hartford's population equals 12% of Capitol Planning Region's. Its number of veterans equals 3.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 39% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12%(164)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(192)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(512)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(65)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(20)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,362 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hartford, decade by decade
Hartford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
139,739
$53,138
$319,929
14.4%
84.7
2000
121,578
$45,213
$173,604
12.4%
84.1
2010
124,775
$41,675
$270,451
13.3%
82.4
2020
121,054
$43,820
$206,289
17.0%
82.7
2024
121,127
$46,411
$228,600
19.4%
82.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
