Capitol County, CT

County

2024 Population

977,290

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

0.498% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.3%

0.085% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,394

2.02% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Capitol County, CT is home to a population of 977k people, from which 93.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 15.1% of Capitol County, CT residents were born outside of the country (147k people).

In 2024, there were 5.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (586k people) in Capitol County, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 113k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 58.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.8%

2024 Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.8% of Capitol County, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Capitol County, CT was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Capitol County, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
586k ± 1.68k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
113k ± 1.54k
Other (Hispanic)
58.7k ± 3.2k

17.7%

Hispanic Population

173k people

17.7% of the people in Capitol County, CT are hispanic (173k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

15.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

147k people

14.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

144k people

As of 2024, 15.1% of Capitol County, CT residents (147k 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 Capitol County, CT was 14.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
12,250 ± 701
Gulf War (2001-)
7,222 ± 802
Gulf War (1990s)
3,910 ± 368

Capitol County, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Capitol County, CT.

Health

95.5% of the population of Capitol County, CT has health coverage, with 52.9% on employee plans, 18.7% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.801% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

N/A to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.48%

Uninsured

52.9%

Employer Coverage

18.7%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

0.801%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Capitol County, CT grew by 6.05% from 4.22% to 4.48%.

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

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.76% in Capitol County, CT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Capitol County, CT.

Economy

The economy of Capitol County, CT employs 502k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Capitol County, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (78,337 people), Manufacturing (53,830 people), and Educational Services (53,577 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($158,235), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($120,750), and Finance & Insurance ($101,903).

Employment

Occupations

502k

2024 Value

± 5,778

1.01%

1 Year growth

± 1.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Capitol County, CT grew at a rate of 1.01%, from 497k employees to 502k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Capitol County, CT, are Management Occupations (57,806 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (52,543 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (45,704 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Capitol County, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

502k

2024 Value

± 5,778

1.01%

1 Year growth

± 1.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Capitol County, CT grew at a rate of 1.01%, from 497k employees to 502k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Capitol County, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (78,337 people), Manufacturing (53,830 people), and Educational Services (53,577 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Capitol County, CT, though some of these residents may live in Capitol County, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,897

Median earning men ± $1,115

$49,171

Median earning women ± $799

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,880), Public Administration ($89,378), and Information ($87,317).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,427), Public Administration ($79,765), and Manufacturing ($66,613).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,587
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,374
Retail Trade
1,361
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$7.23M
Finance and Insurance
$5.35M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$4.78M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Capitol County, CT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 39,163 male students and 55,453 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Capitol County, CT are White (12,257 and 56.3%), Hispanic or Latino (4,047 and 18.6%), Black or African American (2,476 and 11.4%), and Asian (1,617 and 7.43%).

The largest universities in Capitol County, CT by number of degrees awarded are University of Connecticut (9,254 and 39.8%), Connecticut State Community College (5,515 and 23.7%), and Central Connecticut State University (2,199 and 9.47%).

The most popular majors in Capitol Planning Region, CT are General Business Administration & Management (1,408 and 6.06%), Registered Nursing (1,097 and 4.72%), and General Psychology (908 and 3.91%).

The median tuition costs are $46,330 for private four year colleges, and $12,453 and $25,088 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Capitol County, CT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 94,616 (41.4% men and 58.6% 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 2024 there were 94,616 students enrolled in Capitol County, CT, 41.4% men and 58.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 42,280 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
665 degrees awarded
General Economics
464 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
401 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Capitol Planning Region, CT was General Psychology with 665 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Connecticut
9,254 degrees awarded
Connecticut State Community College
5,515 degrees awarded
Central Connecticut State University
2,199 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Connecticut with 9,254 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 9,839 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Capitol County, CT, which is 0.735 times less than the 13,390 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 12,257 degrees mean that there were 3.03 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 4,047 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 ($46,330) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,577) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Capitol County, CT was $323,700 in 2024, which is 0.973 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,200 to $323,700, a 8.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Capitol County, CT is 65.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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

In 2025, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Capitol County, CT. From 2025 to 2025, the indicator grew 0%.

Housing

Property

$323,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,648

$257,054

Median Property Taxes

±$3,099

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.7%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.7% of the housing units in Capitol County, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Capitol County, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$93,394

Median Household Income

± $1,372

391k

Number of Households

± 4,892

In 2024, the median household income of the 391k households in Capitol County, CT grew to $93,394 from the previous year's value of $91,541.

The following chart displays the households in Capitol County, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Capitol County, 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.

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 2024

Drove Alone (69.7%)
Worked At Home (16.9%)
Carpooled (7.46%)

In 2024, 69.7% of workers in Capitol County, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.46%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Capitol County, CT have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.9% of the workforce in Capitol County, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Capitol County, CT.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Capitol County, CT (97.2k out of 945k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 11.9% of the children was living in poverty in Capitol County, CT.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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