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STATE · ADMITTED 1788 · 2020 ACS

Connecticut

3,605,944 residents · 9 counties · 215 cities · 4,842 sq mi · 884 census tracts
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Connecticut is home to 3,605,944 people. About 40% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income runs $79,855, well clear of the $66,278 US median. The poverty rate is 9.8%, under the national 12.8%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The typical home is worth $279,700, having risen by half since 2000.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,605,944
+6%since 2000
from 3,405,565 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
41.1
+10%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,842 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.3M3.4M3.5M3.6M3.7M19902000201020202024Connecticut
20243.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 54.9%(176,831)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(197,636)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.1%(221,199)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.7%(240,933)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(235,047)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.6%(454,315)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.1%(436,812)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413.1%(471,203)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.6%(524,903)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.2%(369,126)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.3%(190,212)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.4%(87,727)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,855
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $53,935 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,668
+59%since 2000
from $28,766 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
52.6%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 45.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
9.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.5%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.5%
US avg: 10%
Other services9.1%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration7.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.3%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$279,700
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,600 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,201
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $681 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
64.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 66.8% in 2000
35.8% rent
Persons per household
2.50 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.5
−20%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic63.2%(2,279,232)
Black10%(360,937)
Hispanic / Latino17.3%(623,293)
Asian4.7%(170,459)
Other3.1%(112,678)

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Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican8.2%(293,090)
South American2.7%(96,568)
Mexican1.8%(63,563)
Central American1.4%(49,596)
Dominican1.2%(42,946)
Ecuadorian1%(34,713)
Colombian0.7%(26,007)
Guatemalan0.6%(22,382)
Peruvian0.5%(19,506)
Cuban0.4%(12,951)
Honduran0.3%(10,223)
Salvadoran0.3%(9,655)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(7,356)
Argentine0.1%(5,157)
Venezuelan0.1%(3,571)
Costa Rican0.1%(3,319)
Chilean0.1%(3,229)
Uruguayan0.1%(1,821)
Nicaraguan0%(1,762)
Panamanian0%(1,624)
Bolivian0%(1,076)
Paraguayan0%(490)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.8%(63,424)
Chinese1%(37,058)
Filipino0.3%(11,290)
Korean0.3%(10,449)
Vietnamese0.3%(10,199)
Pakistani0.2%(6,992)
Japanese0.1%(3,817)
Cambodian0.1%(3,161)
Bangladeshi0.1%(2,625)
Laotian0.1%(2,493)
Nepalese0%(1,235)
Taiwanese0%(1,145)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(1,123)
Thai0%(1,027)
Indonesian0%(559)
Burmese0%(356)
Malaysian0%(188)
Mongolian0%(167)
Hmong0%(118)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(690)
Samoan0%(558)
Fijian0%(324)
Tongan0%(80)
Ancestry
Italian16.5%(590,721)
Irish15%(537,144)
German8.4%(300,323)
English8.4%(299,636)
Polish6.9%(245,392)
French4.6%(163,100)
American3.7%(132,979)
West Indian2.6%(91,432)
French Canadian2.5%(88,950)
Scottish1.6%(57,244)
Jamaican1.6%(57,155)
Russian1.4%(51,482)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.4%(49,315)
Portuguese1.3%(46,705)
Hungarian0.9%(31,853)
Greek0.8%(29,781)
Lithuanian0.7%(26,543)
Dutch0.7%(24,644)
British0.6%(20,489)
Brazilian0.6%(20,404)
Ukrainian0.6%(20,151)
Haitian0.6%(19,707)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(18,614)
Slovak0.5%(17,933)
Norwegian0.5%(17,697)
Welsh0.4%(14,333)
Canadian0.4%(14,019)
Austrian0.4%(13,060)
Czech0.3%(10,646)
Danish0.3%(10,637)
Lebanese0.3%(8,948)
Swiss0.2%(7,980)
Romanian0.2%(6,548)
Armenian0.1%(4,978)
Finnish0.1%(4,944)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,733)
Guyanese0.1%(4,297)
Turkish0.1%(3,733)
Cape Verdean0.1%(3,714)
Croatian0.1%(3,703)
Nigerian0.1%(3,338)
Moroccan0.1%(3,141)
Egyptian0.1%(3,008)
Syrian0.1%(2,688)
Iranian0.1%(2,679)
Arab0.1%(2,183)
Belgian0.1%(2,111)
Latvian0.1%(1,904)
Israeli0%(1,733)
Barbadian0%(1,626)
Australian0%(1,369)
Ethiopian0%(1,267)
Slovene0%(1,195)
Serbian0%(1,154)
Bulgarian0%(823)
Jordanian0%(697)
Macedonian0%(558)
Iraqi0%(392)
Kenyan0%(364)
Somali0%(344)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 31.4% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.9%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 84.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
17.9%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.7 min
+62%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
76.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 79.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.2% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
44.5%
+4.8 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
14.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.0%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.3%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 8.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
60.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
18.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
20.6%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
71.3%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
35.7%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.6%(24,924)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(23,613)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.9%(57,467)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War11%(17,589)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.5%(7,206)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 160,142 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 3,605,944 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Connecticut?

The typical household in Connecticut earns about $79,855 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Connecticut expensive?

In Connecticut, the median home is worth about $279,700, and the typical rent is about $1,201 a month.

How educated are people in Connecticut?

About 40.0% of adults age 25 and over in Connecticut hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Connecticut?

About 9.8% 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 318,828 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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