Blue Hills, CT

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2024 Population
1,676
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
52.8
0.763% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12%
31.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$63,512
1.34% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$236,900
18.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
819
26.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Blue Hills, 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.

93.9% of the residents in Blue Hills, CT are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Blue Hills, CT was $236,900, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.

Most people in Blue Hills, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Blue Hills, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Blue Hills, CT is home to a population of 1.68k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 22.2% of Blue Hills, CT residents were born outside of the country (372 people).

In 2024, there were 11.6 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in Blue Hills, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 116 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 86 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.9%
2024 Citizenship
90.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.9% of Blue Hills, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blue Hills, CT was 90.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blue Hills, CT
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.35k ± 459
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    116 ± 113
  3. White (Hispanic)
    86 ± 111
13.9%
Hispanic Population
233 people

In 2024, there were 11.6 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.35k people) in Blue Hills, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 116 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 86 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.9% of the people in Blue Hills, CT are hispanic (233 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Blue Hills, CT as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.
Most Common Origin
  1. Jamaica
    46,306 ± 5,249 people
  2. India
    39,834 ± 4,873 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

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Foreign-Born Population

22.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
372 people
30.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
614 people

As of 2024, 22.2% of Blue Hills, CT residents (372 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blue Hills, CT was 30.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    28 ± 41
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 29
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 24

Blue Hills, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Blue Hills, CT employs 819 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blue Hills, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), Retail Trade (144 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,172), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($65,898), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,342).

Employment

Occupations

819
2024 Value
± 239
−26.5%
1 Year decline
± 51.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blue Hills, CT declined at a rate of −26.5%, from 1.11k employees to 819 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blue Hills, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (191 people), Material Moving Occupations (117 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (87 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blue Hills, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

819
2024 Value
± 239
−26.5%
1 Year decline
± 51.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blue Hills, CT declined at a rate of −26.5%, from 1.11k employees to 819 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blue Hills, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), Retail Trade (144 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blue Hills, CT, though some of these residents may live in Blue Hills, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,092
Median earning men ± $6,471
$47,722
Median earning women ± $15,697

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,684), Retail Trade ($40,185), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($23,854).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,172), Retail Trade ($48,563), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,522).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Blue Hills, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.
Richard Blumenthal
Senator from Connecticut3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Chris Murphy
Senator from Connecticut1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Blue Hills, CT was $236,900 in 2024, which is 0.712 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $199,800 to $236,900, a 18.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Blue Hills, CT is 77.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blue Hills, CT have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blue Hills, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$236,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$92,600
$613
Median Property Taxes
±$193

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 Blue Hills, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

77.9%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.9% of the housing units in Blue Hills, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,512
Median Household Income
± $10,787
787
Number of Households
± 230

In 2024, the median household income of the 787 households in Blue Hills, CT grew to $63,512 from the previous year's value of $62,672.

The following chart displays the households in Blue Hills, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blue Hills, CT is from Connecticut.
0.495
2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut
0.498
2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.3%)
  2. Carpooled (14.5%)
  3. Other (7.44%)

In 2024, 63.3% of workers in Blue Hills, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.44%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blue Hills, CT have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.15% of the workforce in Blue Hills, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blue Hills, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blue Hills, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blue Hills, CT (201 out of 1.68k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blue Hills, CT is Black, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

95.6% of the population of Blue Hills, CT has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 16.9% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 195 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.2% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.36%
Uninsured
48.7%
Employer Coverage
17.7%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
16.9%
Non-Group
1.01%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blue Hills, CT declined by 48.7% from 8.5% to 4.36%.

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