Hazardville, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

6,022

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.2

3.14% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.85%

4.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,893

15.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Hazardville, CT is home to a population of 6.02k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.89% of Hazardville, CT residents were born outside of the country (234 people).

In 2024, there were 28.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.05k people) in Hazardville, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 179 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 164 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Hazardville, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hazardville, CT was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hazardville, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.05k ± 698
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
179 ± 93
White (Hispanic)
164 ± 131

6.54%

Hispanic Population

394 people

6.54% of the people in Hazardville, CT are hispanic (394 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hazardville, 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

3.89%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

234 people

4.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

320 people

As of 2024, 3.89% of Hazardville, CT residents (234 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 Hazardville, CT was 4.94%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
84 ± 61
Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
53 ± 50

Hazardville, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Hazardville, CT employs 3.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hazardville, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (343 people), Finance & Insurance (320 people), and Manufacturing (312 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($132,939), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,610), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($97,321).

Employment

Occupations

3.16k

2024 Value

± 531

−7.81%

1 Year decline

± 24.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hazardville, CT declined at a rate of −7.81%, from 3.43k employees to 3.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hazardville, CT, are Sales & Related Occupations (399 people), Management Occupations (386 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (308 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hazardville, 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

3.16k

2024 Value

± 531

−7.81%

1 Year decline

± 24.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hazardville, CT declined at a rate of −7.81%, from 3.43k employees to 3.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hazardville, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (343 people), Finance & Insurance (320 people), and Manufacturing (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hazardville, CT, though some of these residents may live in Hazardville, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,000

Median earning men ± $10,742

$63,403

Median earning women ± $6,750

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($101,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,277), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,854).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,770), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,742), and Manufacturing ($75,313).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hazardville, CT was $242,900 in 2024, which is 0.73 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $230,400 to $242,900, a 5.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Hazardville, CT is 88%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hazardville, CT have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hazardville, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$242,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,054

$2,259

Median Property Taxes

±$359

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

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

Rent vs Own

88%

Homeownership

2024

52.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88% of the housing units in Hazardville, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hazardville, 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.

$81,893

Median Household Income

± $20,337

2.57k

Number of Households

± 396

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.57k households in Hazardville, CT declined from $81,893 from the previous year's value of $96,531.

The following chart displays the households in Hazardville, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hazardville, 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 (77.5%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (10.7%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Hazardville, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (10.7%).

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

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hazardville, CT have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Hazardville, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hazardville, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hazardville, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hazardville, CT (340 out of 5.82k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hazardville, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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