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Connecticut

3,405,565 residents · 9 counties · 215 cities · 4,842 sq mi · 884 census tracts
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Connecticut is home to 3,405,565 people. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $160,600. Median household income runs $53,935, well clear of the $42,589 US median. The poverty rate is 7.9%, under the national 12.4%. The population has held roughly steady since 1990.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,405,565
+4%since 1990
from 3,287,116 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
37.4
+9%since 1990
from 34.5 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
4,842 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.3M3.4M3.5M3.6M3.7M19902000201020202024Connecticut
20243.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.6%(223,344)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.2%(244,144)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.1%(241,587)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.4%(216,627)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 245.5%(187,571)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.3%(451,640)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4417.1%(581,049)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5414.1%(480,807)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 649.1%(308,613)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.8%(231,565)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 845.1%(174,345)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.9%(64,273)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$53,935
−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $41,721 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,766
+42%since 1990
from $20,189 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
7.9%
+1.0 ptssince 1990
from 6.8% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$160,600
−31%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $176,700 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$681
−14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $598 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
66.8%
+1.2 ptssince 1990
from 65.6% in 1990
33.2% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic87.1%(2,862,632)
Black8.3%(273,555)
Hispanic / Latino6.2%(203,511)
Asian1.5%(48,962)
2000
White, non-Hispanic77.5%(2,638,845)
Black8.7%(295,571)
Hispanic / Latino9.4%(320,323)
Asian2.4%(81,564)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.4%
+4.2 ptssince 1990
from 27.2% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
84.0%
+4.8 ptssince 1990
from 79.2% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
13.3%
+2.3 ptssince 1990
from 11.0% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.5 min
−20%since 1990
from 20.5 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30%(385,888)
Married59.3%(761,856)
Widowed2.7%(35,321)
Divorced7.9%(101,816)
Women 15+
Never married24.5%(346,378)
Married54.2%(764,388)
Widowed10.8%(152,712)
Divorced10.5%(147,891)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
5.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 60.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 20.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 35.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)19.9%(26,775)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(23,205)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.6%(47,753)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(9,438)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(1,905)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 134,265 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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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
10.Bristol62,341
11.Meriden60,810
12.West Haven55,351
13.Milford city51,215
14.East Hartford50,918
15.Middletown48,439
16.Shelton42,880
17.Norwich40,001
18.Manchester36,759
19.Torrington35,796
20.Naugatuck32,230
21.Newington30,896
22.New London28,003
23.East Haven27,806
24.Wethersfield27,250
25.North Haven24,336
26.Ansonia19,216
28.Willimantic18,096
29.Storrs15,207
30.Greenwich14,792
31.Orange14,315
32.Derby12,925
33.Windsor Locks12,579
34.Bethel11,404
36.Groton10,160
37.Kensington9,962
38.Sandy Hook9,863
39.Oakville9,276
40.Riverside8,954
43.New Milford8,188
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (5)
1.Hartford1,171,426
2.Bridgeport978,179
3.New Haven578,741
4.Waterbury463,349
5.Norwich284,015
Micropolitan areas (2)
1.Torrington114,690
2.Putnam98,096

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Connecticut?

Connecticut has about 3,405,565 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Connecticut?

The typical household in Connecticut earns about $53,935 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Connecticut expensive?

In Connecticut, the median home is worth about $160,600, and the typical rent is about $681 a month.

How educated are people in Connecticut?

About 31.4% of adults age 25 and over in Connecticut hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Connecticut?

About 7.9% 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 118,449 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.

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

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