Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
1.14M
5.9% 1-year decline
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
41
1.74% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
9.76%
3% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$92,823
3.86% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$309,300
7.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
590,367
5.68% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT had a population of 1.14M people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $92,823. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT declined from 1.22M to 1.14M, a −5.9% decrease and its median household income grew from $89,371 to $92,823, a 3.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.47%), Other (Hispanic) (5.32%), and White (Hispanic) (4.45%).

None of the households in Hartford-West Hartford-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.

94.4% of the residents in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are University of Connecticut (9,023 degrees awarded in 2023), Connecticut State Community College (5,607 degrees), and Central Connecticut State University (2,507 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT was $309,300, and the homeownership rate was 67%.

Most people in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is home to a population of 1.14M people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.8% of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT residents were born outside of the country (158k people).

In 2023, there were 6.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (731k people) in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 120k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 62.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.4%
2023 Citizenship
94.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.4% of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    731k ± 1.72k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    120k ± 1.62k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    62.6k ± 875
15.9%
Hispanic Population
181k people

In 2023, there were 6.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (731k people) in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 120k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 62.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.9% of the people in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are hispanic (181k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

13.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
158k people
13.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
162k people

As of 2023, 13.8% of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT residents (158k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT was 13.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    15,672 ± 784
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    8,308 ± 751
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5,129 ± 543

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT employs 590k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (90,030 people), Educational Services (66,660 people), and Manufacturing (65,107 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($101,721), Finance & Insurance ($101,406), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,455).

Employment

Occupations

590k
2023 Value
± 6,339
−5.68%
1 Year decline
± 1.58%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT declined at a rate of −5.68%, from 626k employees to 590k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, are Management Occupations (69,628 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (60,971 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (55,504 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT.

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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

590k
2023 Value
± 6,339
−5.68%
1 Year decline
± 1.58%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT declined at a rate of −5.68%, from 626k employees to 590k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (90,030 people), Educational Services (66,660 people), and Manufacturing (65,107 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, though some of these residents may live in Hartford-West Hartford-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

$65,748
Median earning men ± $1,026
$48,454
Median earning women ± $853

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,086), Public Administration ($88,706), and Information ($88,102).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,130), Public Administration ($77,995), and Manufacturing ($67,495).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 1,904
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 1,687
    Retail Trade
  3. 1,648
    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.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $7.38M
    Finance and Insurance
  2. $6.24M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $5.56M
    Manufacturing

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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

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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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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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT awarded 25,288 degrees. The student population of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 40,742 male students and 54,855 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are White (13,741 and 58.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,986 and 16.9%), Black or African American (2,604 and 11%), and Asian (1,635 and 6.94%).

The largest universities in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT by number of degrees awarded are University of Connecticut (9,023 and 35.7%), Connecticut State Community College (5,607 and 22.2%), and Central Connecticut State University (2,507 and 9.91%).

The most popular majors in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are Registered Nursing (1,288 and 5.09%), General Studies (1,040 and 4.11%), and General Psychology (1,034 and 4.09%).

The median tuition costs in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT are $44,979 for private four year colleges, and $12,114 and $29,470 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 54.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 95,597 (42.6% men and 57.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 95,597 students enrolled in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, 42.6% men and 57.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 44,810 records, of which 55.3% were women and 44.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Economics
    487 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    852 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    576 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT was General Economics with 487 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Connecticut
    9,023 degrees awarded
  2. Connecticut State Community College
    5,607 degrees awarded
  3. Central Connecticut State University
    2,507 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Connecticut with 9,023 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 10,733 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, which is 0.737 times less than the 14,555 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 13,741 degrees mean that there were 3.45 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,986 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($44,979) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,577) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,750) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.16% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.984% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (761k), Bachelors Degree (639k), and Some college (532k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT was $309,300 in 2023, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $288,800 to $309,300, a 7.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 67%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$309,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$2,730
$309,811
Median Property Taxes
±$3,236

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

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

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Rent vs Own

67%
Homeownership
2023
60.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 67% of the housing units in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

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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.
$92,823
Median Household Income
± $1,036
463k
Number of Households
± 5,389

In 2023, the median household income of the 463k households in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT grew to $92,823 from the previous year's value of $89,371.

The following chart displays the households in Hartford-West Hartford-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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hartford-West Hartford-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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (72.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.87%)

In 2023, 72.3% of workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.87%).

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

23.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hartford-West Hartford-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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (108k out of 1.11M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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Health

95.9% of the population of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT has health coverage, with 53.7% on employee plans, 17.6% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.797% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.42% increase from the previous year (1,169 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 218 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,209 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Connecticut

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see an average of 1,209 patients per year. This represents a 3.42% increase from the previous year (1,169 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

4.1%
Uninsured
53.7%
Employer Coverage
17.6%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
0.797%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT grew by 6.32% from 3.85% to 4.1%.

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