With 134,349 people, New Haven is a city in Connecticut. 28% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households here earn about 41% less than in Connecticut as a whole. There are 7,188 people per square mile. 23.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,851, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Haven
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$345,850 → $287,100(−17%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share12.5% → 31.0%(+18.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share35.5% → 27.6%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Its weight in South Central Connecticut Planning Region
New Haven's population equals 24% of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's. Its number of veterans equals 8.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 56% 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)17.9%(326)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(175)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.5%(610)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.3%(170)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,819 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
New Haven, decade by decade
New Haven 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
130,474
$61,948
$345,850
26.7%
77.3
2000
123,626
$53,928
$189,999
27.1%
86.9
2010
129,779
$56,051
$327,706
31.4%
88.7
2020
134,023
$53,944
$248,589
35.2%
91.5
2024
134,349
$56,851
$287,100
38.9%
91.3
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.
