East Hartford, CT

Census Place

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2024 Population
50,918
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.1
0.522% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.2%
10.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$70,778
5.73% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$229,700
6.64% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
25,856
2.21% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in East Hartford, 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.

92.7% of the residents in East Hartford, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in East Hartford, CT are Goodwin University (761 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in East Hartford, CT was $229,700, and the homeownership rate was 60.4%.

Most people in East Hartford, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in East Hartford, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

East Hartford, CT is home to a population of 50.9k people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 20.5% of East Hartford, CT residents were born outside of the country (10.4k people).

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in East Hartford, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.64k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.7%
2024 Citizenship
93.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.7% of East Hartford, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Hartford, CT was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Hartford, CT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15k ± 1.19k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.2k ± 1.23k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    6.64k ± 1.18k
40.1%
Hispanic Population
20.4k people

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in East Hartford, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.64k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

40.1% of the people in East Hartford, CT are hispanic (20.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Hartford, 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
    43,924 ± 5,114 people
  2. India
    39,213 ± 4,835 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    30,541 ± 4,272 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 43,924 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,213 and Dominican Republic with 30,541.

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Foreign-Born Population

20.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10.4k people
19.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.9k people

As of 2024, 20.5% of East Hartford, CT residents (10.4k 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 East Hartford, CT was 19.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    382 ± 144
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    302 ± 134
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    282 ± 141

East Hartford, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in East Hartford, CT.

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Economy

The economy of East Hartford, CT employs 25.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Hartford, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,479 people), Manufacturing (3,241 people), and Retail Trade (2,997 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($85,938), Information ($73,304), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,000).

Employment

Occupations

25.9k
2024 Value
± 1,453
2.21%
1 Year growth
± 7.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Hartford, CT grew at a rate of 2.21%, from 25.3k employees to 25.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Hartford, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,580 people), Management Occupations (2,489 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,345 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Hartford, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

25.9k
2024 Value
± 1,453
2.21%
1 Year growth
± 7.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Hartford, CT grew at a rate of 2.21%, from 25.3k employees to 25.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Hartford, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,479 people), Manufacturing (3,241 people), and Retail Trade (2,997 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Hartford, CT, though some of these residents may live in East Hartford, 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

$45,596
Median earning men ± $3,584
$40,916
Median earning women ± $1,760

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,026), Information ($103,906), and Public Administration ($71,996).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,417), Manufacturing ($56,563), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,321).

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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 East Hartford, 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

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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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Education

In 2023, universities in East Hartford, CT awarded 761 degrees. The student population of East Hartford, CT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 465 male students and 2,569 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in East Hartford, CT are White (418 and 55.1%), Hispanic or Latino (142 and 18.7%), Black or African American (139 and 18.3%), and Asian (20 and 2.64%).

The largest universities in East Hartford, CT by number of degrees awarded are Goodwin University (761 and 100%).

The most popular majors in East Hartford, CT are Registered Nursing (281 and 36.9%), Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences (132 and 17.3%), and Manufacturing Engineering Technology (49 and 6.44%).

The median tuition cost in East Hartford, CT for private four year colleges is $19,988.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,034 students enrolled in East Hartford, CT, 15.3% men and 84.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,122 records, of which 81.4% were women and 18.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    197 degrees awarded
  2. Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences
    124 degrees awarded
  3. General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
    25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in East Hartford, CT was Registered Nursing with 197 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in East Hartford, CT according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Goodwin University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
761 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Goodwin University with 761 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 151 men were awarded degrees from institutions in East Hartford, CT, which is 0.248 times less than the 610 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 418 degrees mean that there were 2.94 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 142 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,988) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in East Hartford, CT was $229,700 in 2024, which is 0.69 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $215,400 to $229,700, a 6.64% increase. The homeownership rate in East Hartford, CT is 60.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Hartford, CT have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Hartford, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,558
$12,299
Median Property Taxes
±$884

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

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

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Rent vs Own

60.4%
Homeownership
2024
62.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.4% of the housing units in East Hartford, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59%.

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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.
$70,778
Median Household Income
± $5,775
20.4k
Number of Households
± 1,217

In 2024, the median household income of the 20.4k households in East Hartford, CT grew to $70,778 from the previous year's value of $66,943.

The following chart displays the households in East Hartford, 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 East Hartford, CT is from Connecticut.
0.498
2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut
0.501
2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2023, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.641% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (73.3%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.93%)

In 2024, 73.3% of workers in East Hartford, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (9.93%).

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

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Hartford, CT have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.88% of the workforce in East Hartford, 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 East Hartford, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Hartford, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Hartford, CT (6.64k out of 50.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Hartford, 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.

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Health

93.5% of the population of East Hartford, CT has health coverage, with 39% on employee plans, 30.6% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.906% 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, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.55%
Uninsured
39%
Employer Coverage
30.6%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
0.906%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Hartford, CT grew by 11.7% from 5.86% to 6.55%.

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