Capitol East PUMA, CT

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2023 Population

110,183

5.03% 1-year decline

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.1

2.42% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$115,278

3.68% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

57,232

22.1% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Capitol East PUMA, 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.

Most people in Capitol East PUMA, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Capitol East PUMA, CT was 2 cars per household.

Capitol East PUMA, CT borders Connecticut River North PUMA, CT, East Hartford, Manchester & Vernon Towns PUMA, CT, Glastonbury, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill & Newington Towns PUMA, CT, Northeastern Planning Region & Stafford Town PUMA, CT, Inland Southeastern PUMA, CT, Lower Connecticut River Valley PUMA, CT, and Hampden County (East)--Chicopee PUMA, MA.

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Economy

The economy of Capitol East PUMA, CT employs 57.2k people. The largest industries in Capitol East PUMA, CT are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Men

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The workforce of Capitol East PUMA, CT in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Capitol East PUMA, CT.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

57.2k

2022 Value

−22.1%

1 Year decline

± −22.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Capitol East PUMA, CT, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Capitol East PUMA, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

57.2k

2022 Value

−22.1%

1 Year decline

± −22.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Capitol East PUMA, CT, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Capitol East PUMA, CT, though some of these residents may live in Capitol East PUMA, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

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

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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

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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 Capitol East PUMA, CT awarded 9,315 degrees. The student population of Capitol East PUMA, CT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 12,833 male students and 14,484 female students.

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Educational Attainment

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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

People in Capitol East PUMA, CT have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Capitol East PUMA, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Capitol East PUMA, CT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$115,278

Median Household Income

± $4,069

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Capitol East PUMA, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Capitol East PUMA, CT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.8%)
Worked At Home (18.2%)
Carpooled (5.48%)

In 2023, 71.8% of workers in Capitol East PUMA, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.48%).

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

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Capitol East PUMA, CT have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Capitol East PUMA, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Capitol East PUMA, 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 East PUMA, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Capitol East PUMA, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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

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.

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

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