East Hartford, CT

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2023 Population

50,798

0.283% 1-year decline

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.3

1.32% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14.7%

7.08% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$215,400

6.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

25,298

1.76% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, East Hartford, CT had a population of 50.8k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of East Hartford, CT declined from 50,942 to 50,798, a −0.283% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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.

In 2023, the median property value in East Hartford, CT was $215,400, and the homeownership rate was 59%.

Most people in East Hartford, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in East Hartford, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of East Hartford, CT employs 25.3k people. The largest industries in East Hartford, CT are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,371 people), Manufacturing (3,077 people), and Retail Trade (2,958 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,372), Public Administration ($70,107), and Finance & Insurance ($68,607).

Employment

Occupations

25.3k

2023 Value

± 1,443

−1.76%

1 Year decline

± 8.14%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in East Hartford, CT declined at a rate of −1.76%, from 25.8k employees to 25.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Hartford, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,249 people), Management Occupations (2,415 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,234 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Hartford, 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

25.3k

2023 Value

± 1,443

−1.76%

1 Year decline

± 8.14%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in East Hartford, CT declined at a rate of −1.76%, from 25.8k employees to 25.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Hartford, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,371 people), Manufacturing (3,077 people), and Retail Trade (2,958 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.

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 2023, universities in East Hartford, CT awarded 761 degrees. The student population of East Hartford, CT in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

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

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.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
197 degrees awarded
Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences
124 degrees awarded
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.

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in East Hartford, CT, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A 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.

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

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.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

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 East Hartford, CT was $215,400 in 2023, which is 0.71 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $201,500 to $215,400, a 6.9% increase. The homeownership rate in East Hartford, CT is 59%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in East Hartford, CT have an average commute time of 21.6 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

$215,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,072

$12,097

Median Property Taxes

±$782

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.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in East Hartford, 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

20.5k

Number of Households

± 1,291

In N/A, the median household income of the 20.5k households in East Hartford, CT N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Hartford, CT is from East Hartford, CT.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Worked At Home (9.59%)
Carpooled (8.26%)

In 2023, 75.8% of workers in East Hartford, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.59%) and those who carpooled to work (8.26%).

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

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Hartford, CT have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in East Hartford, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Hartford, CT (7.38k out of 50.3k 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 Females 55 - 64 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 White 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.

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

94.1% of the population of East Hartford, CT has health coverage, with 38.8% on employee plans, 31.8% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.695% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 22.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.86%

Uninsured

38.8%

Employer Coverage

31.8%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.695%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Hartford, CT declined by 2.4% from 6.01% to 5.86%.

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

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