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Connecticut

3,624,508 residents · 9 counties · 215 cities · 884 census tracts
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#5Most densely populatedof 51749#7Most educatedof 5142.5%#7Oldest by median ageof 5141.1#9Highest median household incomeof 51$95,781
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Connecticut is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $95,781. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has more than doubled since 2000, reaching $366,900. It ranks in the top 5% of US states for household income.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,624,508
+6%since 2000
from 3,405,565 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
749 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 722 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.1
+10%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.3M3.4M3.5M3.6M3.7M1990201020202024Connecticut
20243.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55%(181,691)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(195,164)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(214,972)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(239,710)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(238,387)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(454,892)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(460,916)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(453,917)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.2%(514,302)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(386,232)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(196,373)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(87,952)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$95,781
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $53,935 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$55,915
+94%since 2000
from $28,766 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.1%
+14.8 ptssince 2009
from 45.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.499
+4%since 2010
from 0.482 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$366,900
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,488
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $681 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2000
from 66.8% in 2000
33.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
26.4%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
−12%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Connecticut on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic77.5%(2,638,845)
Black8.7%(295,571)
Hispanic / Latino9.4%(320,323)
Asian2.4%(81,564)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.9%(2,242,719)
Black9.8%(356,149)
Hispanic / Latino18.3%(662,511)
Asian4.7%(172,094)
Other5.3%(191,035)
Diversity Score
71
+32%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican8.1%(292,677)
South American3.5%(127,732)
Central American1.8%(65,858)
Mexican1.8%(63,957)
Dominican1.6%(58,838)
Ecuadorian1.3%(48,566)
Colombian0.9%(32,267)
Guatemalan0.9%(31,298)
Peruvian0.7%(24,738)
Cuban0.4%(14,875)
Salvadoran0.3%(12,583)
Honduran0.3%(11,640)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(8,140)
Venezuelan0.2%(6,996)
Argentine0.2%(6,918)
Chilean0.1%(4,099)
Costa Rican0.1%(4,056)
Nicaraguan0.1%(3,520)
Panamanian0.1%(2,374)
Bolivian0%(1,313)
Uruguayan0%(1,139)
Paraguayan0%(590)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.7%(61,613)
Chinese1.1%(39,875)
Filipino0.4%(14,384)
Korean0.3%(10,324)
Vietnamese0.3%(9,818)
Pakistani0.2%(8,134)
Laotian0.1%(4,404)
Cambodian0.1%(3,833)
Japanese0.1%(3,342)
Bangladeshi0.1%(3,227)
Kazakh0.1%(2,041)
Nepalese0%(1,801)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(1,529)
Taiwanese0%(1,329)
Sri Lankan0%(943)
Indonesian0%(402)
Malaysian0%(351)
Burmese0%(320)
Mongolian0%(201)
Hmong0%(91)
Bhutanese0%(45)
Uzbek0%(39)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(736)
Samoan0%(585)
Fijian0%(243)
Tongan0%(12)
Ancestry
Italian15.3%(554,301)
Irish13.9%(503,149)
English8.7%(314,811)
German7.7%(280,770)
Polish6.3%(226,897)
French3.9%(141,838)
American3.3%(120,698)
West Indian2.8%(102,908)
French Canadian2.1%(77,695)
Jamaican1.8%(64,079)
Scottish1.6%(57,093)
Swedish1.3%(46,115)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese1.3%(45,848)
Russian1.2%(44,137)
Subsaharan African1.1%(40,499)
Hungarian0.8%(28,696)
Greek0.8%(27,817)
Arab0.7%(25,865)
Brazilian0.7%(24,984)
Lithuanian0.7%(24,634)
Haitian0.7%(24,083)
Ukrainian0.6%(22,842)
Dutch0.6%(20,941)
Norwegian0.5%(17,540)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(14,695)
Slovak0.4%(14,536)
Canadian0.3%(12,683)
British0.3%(12,571)
Welsh0.3%(10,828)
Austrian0.3%(10,148)
Czech0.3%(9,172)
Danish0.3%(9,160)
Lebanese0.2%(8,917)
Swiss0.2%(7,616)
Romanian0.2%(5,907)
Nigerian0.1%(4,961)
Finnish0.1%(4,929)
Armenian0.1%(4,841)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,718)
Turkish0.1%(4,394)
Guyanese0.1%(4,350)
Cape Verdean0.1%(3,906)
Croatian0.1%(3,789)
Egyptian0.1%(3,485)
Iranian0.1%(3,403)
Moroccan0.1%(3,121)
Syrian0.1%(2,802)
Belgian0.1%(2,460)
Latvian0.1%(2,324)
Israeli0.1%(2,130)
Barbadian0.1%(2,111)
Serbian0%(1,603)
Macedonian0%(1,335)
Slovene0%(1,310)
Australian0%(1,162)
Bulgarian0%(1,142)
Ethiopian0%(780)
Iraqi0%(644)
Kenyan0%(586)
Jordanian0%(572)
Somali0%(161)
RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.5%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 31.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 84.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.2%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.5 min
+60%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.8%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 79.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.0%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.9%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 68.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
13.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
47.1%
−20.3 ptssince 2009
from 67.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
15.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−43.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 10.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.4%
−85.7 ptssince 2013
from 91.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+10.1 ptssince 2017
from 82.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
76.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 77.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 11.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.3%(565,295)
Married50.7%(748,830)
Widowed2.4%(35,951)
Divorced8.5%(125,757)
Women 15+
Never married33.4%(520,042)
Married46.3%(720,476)
Widowed8.2%(127,841)
Divorced12.1%(188,489)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Bridgeport152,273
2.Stamford139,535
3.New Haven138,774
4.Hartford121,981
5.Waterbury115,771
6.Norwalk94,508
7.Danbury89,033
8.New Britain76,286
9.West Hartford63,620
10.Bristol62,341
11.Meriden60,810
12.West Haven55,351
Frequently asked

How many people live in Connecticut?

Connecticut has about 3,624,508 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Connecticut?

The typical household in Connecticut earns about $95,781 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Connecticut expensive?

In Connecticut, the median home is worth about $366,900, and the typical rent is about $1,488 a month.

How educated are people in Connecticut?

About 42.5% of adults age 25 and over in Connecticut hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Connecticut?

About 10.0% of people in Connecticut live below the federal poverty line.

Has Connecticut grown since 1990?

Yes, Connecticut has grown since 1990. The population has added about 337,392 residents, a change of about 10 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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