East Haven, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

27,806

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.7

1.11% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.2%

10.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$94,628

9.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

East Haven, CT is home to a population of 27.8k people, from which 94.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.4% of East Haven, CT residents were born outside of the country (3.45k people).

In 2024, there were 6.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.2k people) in East Haven, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.17k Other (Hispanic) and 1.83k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.7% of East Haven, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Haven, CT was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Haven, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.2k ± 977
Other (Hispanic)
3.17k ± 817
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.83k ± 669

21.7%

Hispanic Population

6.04k people

21.7% of the people in East Haven, CT are hispanic (6.04k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

12.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.45k people

10.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.88k people

As of 2024, 12.4% of East Haven, CT residents (3.45k 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 Haven, CT was 10.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
365 ± 132
Korea
146 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
138 ± 122

East Haven, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of East Haven, CT employs 15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Haven, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,106 people), Retail Trade (2,044 people), and Manufacturing (1,773 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($93,036), Information ($91,038), and Finance & Insurance ($83,346).

Employment

Occupations

15k

2024 Value

± 1,050

1.52%

1 Year growth

± 9.77%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Haven, CT grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 14.8k employees to 15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Haven, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,144 people), Management Occupations (1,483 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Haven, 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

15k

2024 Value

± 1,050

1.52%

1 Year growth

± 9.77%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Haven, CT grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 14.8k employees to 15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Haven, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,106 people), Retail Trade (2,044 people), and Manufacturing (1,773 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Haven, CT, though some of these residents may live in East Haven, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,974

Median earning men ± $5,970

$49,709

Median earning women ± $6,824

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,375), Public Administration ($94,923), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,434).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($160,139), Information ($91,377), and Public Administration ($85,128).

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Haven, CT was $294,200 in 2024, which is 0.884 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $274,900 to $294,200, a 7.02% increase. The homeownership rate in East Haven, CT is 74.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Haven, CT have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Haven, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$294,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,289

$8,499

Median Property Taxes

±$563

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2024

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.6% of the housing units in East Haven, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Haven, 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.

$94,628

Median Household Income

± $9,316

11.4k

Number of Households

± 819

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.4k households in East Haven, CT grew to $94,628 from the previous year's value of $86,498.

The following chart displays the households in East Haven, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Haven, 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 (81.1%)
Worked At Home (8.97%)
Carpooled (4.59%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in East Haven, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.97%) and those who carpooled to work (4.59%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Haven, CT have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in East Haven, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Haven, CT (1.98k out of 27.5k 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 Females 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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

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.

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