New Haven, CT

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2023 Population

132,893

2.09% 1-year decline

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

31.9

2.9% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25%

1.12% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$53,771

0.983% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$249,000

5.29% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

63,715

2.11% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, New Haven, CT had a population of 133k people with a median age of 31.9 and a median household income of $53,771. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of New Haven, CT declined from 135,736 to 132,893, a −2.09% decrease and its median household income declined from $54,305 to $53,771, a −0.983% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Haven, CT are White (Non-Hispanic) (29.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (29%), Other (Hispanic) (14.5%), White (Hispanic) (7.42%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (7.37%).

None of the households in New Haven, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.1% of the residents in New Haven, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New Haven, CT are Yale University (5,297 degrees awarded in 2022), Southern Connecticut State University (2,387 degrees), and Gateway Community College (763 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in New Haven, CT was $249,000, and the homeownership rate was 28.4%.

Most people in New Haven, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in New Haven, CT was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

New Haven, CT is home to a population of 133k people, from which 89.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 17.4% of New Haven, CT residents were born outside of the country (23.2k people).

In 2023, there were 1.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39k people) in New Haven, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.6k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 19.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.1%

2023 Citizenship

88.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 89.1% of New Haven, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in New Haven, CT was 88.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in New Haven, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Haven, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
39k ± 1.88k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
38.6k ± 1.86k
Other (Hispanic)
19.3k ± 2.09k

31.2%

Hispanic Population

41.5k people

31.2% of the people in New Haven, CT are hispanic (41.5k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in New Haven, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
41,700 ± 4,984 people
India
40,990 ± 4,942 people
Dominican Republic
28,698 ± 4,143 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 41,700 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 40,990 and Dominican Republic with 28,698.

Foreign-Born Population

17.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23.2k people

17.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

23.4k people

As of 2023, 17.4% of New Haven, CT residents (23.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New Haven, CT was 17.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in New Haven, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
631 ± 171
Gulf War (2001-)
411 ± 152
Gulf War (1990s)
323 ± 152

New Haven, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of New Haven, CT employs 63.7k people. The largest industries in New Haven, CT are Educational Services (13,412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (12,052 people), and Manufacturing (5,892 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($79,102), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,941), and Utilities ($75,827).

Males in Connecticut have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $78,304. The income inequality in Connecticut (measured using the Gini index) is 0.501, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

63.7k

2023 Value

± 2,382

−2.11%

1 Year decline

± 5.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in New Haven, CT declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 65.1k employees to 63.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Haven, CT, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (7,005 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,248 people), and Management Occupations (5,384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Haven, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

63.7k

2023 Value

± 2,382

−2.11%

1 Year decline

± 5.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in New Haven, CT declined at a rate of −2.11%, from 65.1k employees to 63.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Haven, CT, are Educational Services (13,412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (12,052 people), and Manufacturing (5,892 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Haven, CT, though some of these residents may live in New Haven, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for New Haven, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.812%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Richard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Chris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Connecticut have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in New Haven, CT awarded 8,880 degrees. The student population of New Haven, CT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 12,677 male students and 17,841 female students.

The largest universities in New Haven, CT by number of degrees awarded are Yale University (5,297 and 59.7%), Southern Connecticut State University (2,387 and 26.9%), and Gateway Community College (763 and 8.59%).

The most popular majors in New Haven, CT are General Business Administration & Management (992 and 11.2%), Registered Nursing (441 and 4.97%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (358 and 4.03%).

The median tuition costs in New Haven, CT are $49,466 for private four year colleges, and $6,470 and $19,358 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in New Haven, CT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 17.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 30,518 (41.5% men and 58.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 30,518 students enrolled in New Haven, CT, 41.5% men and 58.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 12,000 records, of which 57.9% were women and 42.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New Haven, CT was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in New Haven, CT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Yale University
5,297 degrees awarded
Southern Connecticut State University
2,387 degrees awarded
Gateway Community College
763 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Yale University with 5,297 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($49,466) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($5,944) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.962% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (765k), Bachelors Degree (631k), and Some college (550k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Haven, CT was $249,000 in 2023, which is 0.821 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $236,500 to $249,000, a 5.29% increase. The homeownership rate in New Haven, CT is 28.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in New Haven, CT have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Haven, CT is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$249,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,012

$15,157

Median Property Taxes

±$1,006

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Haven, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New Haven, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in New Haven, CT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,771

Median Household Income

± $4,369

53.4k

Number of Households

± 2,081

In 2023, the median household income of the 53.4k households in New Haven, CT declined from $53,771 from the previous year's value of $54,305.

The following chart displays the households in New Haven, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Haven, CT is from Connecticut.

0.501

2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.502

2021 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2022, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.501 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0861% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (58.1%)
Worked At Home (12.2%)
Walked (12%)

In 2023, 58.1% of workers in New Haven, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.2%) and those who walked to work (12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Haven, CT have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in New Haven, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New Haven, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Haven, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Haven, CT have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Haven, CT (31.3k out of 125k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Haven, CT is Hispanic, followed by Black and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of New Haven, CT has health coverage, with 38.2% on employee plans, 34.8% on Medicaid, 7.7% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.369% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Haven County, CT see 1151 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.04% increase from the previous year (1128 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 200 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for New Haven County, CT.

1,151 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Haven County, CT

Primary care physicians in New Haven County, CT see an average of 1,151 patients per year. This represents a 2.04% increase from the previous year (1,128 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Haven County, CT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.51%

Uninsured

38.2%

Employer Coverage

34.8%

Medicaid

7.7%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

0.369%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in New Haven, CT grew by 1.64% from 7.39% to 7.51%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in New Haven, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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