New Haven County, CT Demographic Data
New Haven County, CT Summary
New Haven County is located in Connecticut
- Population: 862,813
- Area: 862.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 604.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: 257.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,000.87 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 134.51 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Haven County, CT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
443,287
52%
50.8
Male
413,588
48%
49.2
Total Population
856,875
323,128,000
New Haven County, CT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
44,645
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
46,568
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
52,098
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
59,917
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
60,565
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
114,097
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
100,218
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
120,954
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
62,016
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
56,463
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
78,138
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
40,587
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
20,609
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
680,293
79.4%
77.2
Female
357,091
52.5%
51.3
Male
323,202
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
641,157
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
171,483
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
139,334
16.3%
15.2
Female
80,102
57.5%
55.8
Male
59,232
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
New Haven County, CT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
829,457
96.8%
96.8
White
635,115
74.1%
72.6
Black or African American
110,901
12.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,827
0.2%
0.8
Asian
35,579
4.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
13,172
1.5%
1.2
Chinese
9,521
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
2,926
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
1,002
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,501
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,314
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
5,143
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
423
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
45,612
5.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
27,418
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
151,149
17.6%
17.8
Mexican
14,433
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
94,435
11.0%
1.7
Cuban
2,221
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
40,060
4.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
705,726
82.4%
82.2
New Haven County, CT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
23,947
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
36,959
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
181,219
30.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
101,364
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
41,376
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
110,217
18.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
98,000
16.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
60,906
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
532,176
89.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
208,217
35.1%
31.2
New Haven County, CT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
274,479
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
308,596
43.2%
47.5
Divorced
79,196
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
8,246
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
43,047
6.0
5.8%
New Haven County, CT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
625,006
76.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
187,224
23.1%
21.6%
Spanish
106,696
13.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
49,700
6.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19,768
2.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
11,060
1.4%
1.1%
New Haven County, CT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
19,883
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11,943
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
30,102
9.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
26,539
8.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
40,086
12.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
54,209
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
43,065
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
53,105
16.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23,962
7.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
24,666
7.5%
6.4
Median household income
66,176
57,617
Per capita income
35,068
31,128
New Haven County, CT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
672
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
32,008
7.5%
9.8
Construction
23,515
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
135,803
31.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
25,335
5.9%
6.6
Information
10,100
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
45,997
10.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
19,834
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46,911
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
17,251
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
45,662
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15,027
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9,715
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
30,795
7.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
180,260
42.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
42,856
10.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
95,989
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
77,930
18.2%
18.1%
New Haven County, CT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
420,509
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
328,142
78.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
36,336
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17,904
4.3%
5.1
Walked
13,251
3.2%
2.7
Other means
5,696
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
19,180
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
New Haven County, CT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
38,952
11.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
114,786
35.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
114,933
35.1%
37.1
3 or more
58,889
18.0%
21.0
New Haven County, CT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
327,560
90.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
200,536
61.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
127,024
38.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
35,562
9.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
New Haven County, CT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
363,122
1 room
7,488
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
10,655
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
38,237
10.5%
9.1
4 rooms
65,618
18.1%
16.5
5 rooms
71,661
19.7%
19.8
6 rooms
64,655
17.8%
17.8
7 rooms
43,208
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
30,225
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
31,375
8.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
New Haven County, CT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
363,122
1-unit, detached
190,910
52.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
17,579
4.8%
5.9
2-units
34,930
9.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39,982
11.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
25,187
6.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16,711
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
35,595
9.8%
9.0
Mobile home
1,973
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
255
0.1%
0.1
New Haven County, CT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
94,476
26.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
26,406
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
53,310
14.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
45,723
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
48,371
13.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
45,753
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
22,687
6.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
21,024
5.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,915
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,457
0.4%
1.4%
New Haven County, CT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
131,803
40.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9,874
3.0%
4.7
Electricity
57,027
17.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
120,900
36.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
699
0.2%
0.1
Wood
3,493
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
212
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
2,259
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
1,293
0.4%
1.1
New Haven County, CT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
136,411
47295100.0
Less than $500
99
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
6,999
5.1%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
15,290
11.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
17,509
12.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
28,050
20.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
29,707
21.8%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
38,757
28.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
52,961
38.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
23,118
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14,721
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11,220
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
34,192
25.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
199
0.0%
0.0%
New Haven County, CT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
121,615
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
664
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
789
0.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,697
2.2%
4.4%
Less than $500
11,613
9.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
17,759
14.6%
11.9%
$500 to $999
37,734
31.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
50,359
41.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
5,409
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,094
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11,909
10.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
15,246
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16,335
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13,788
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
10,168
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
50,963
43.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
8,615
0.0%
0.0%
New Haven County, CT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
200,536
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,313
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10,360
5.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23,380
11.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
36,163
18.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
52,877
26.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
55,363
27.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15,982
8.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2,098
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
247,600
205,000
