Heritage Village, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

4,968

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

73.2

0.137% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.57%

26.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,059

16.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Heritage Village, CT is home to a population of 4.97k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.21% of Heritage Village, CT residents were born outside of the country (408 people).

In 2024, there were 33.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.62k people) in Heritage Village, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 137 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 98 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Heritage Village, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Heritage Village, CT was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Heritage Village, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.62k ± 417
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
137 ± 174
Other (Hispanic)
98 ± 89

2.36%

Hispanic Population

117 people

2.36% of the people in Heritage Village, CT are hispanic (117 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Heritage Village, 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

8.21%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

408 people

12.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

548 people

As of 2024, 8.21% of Heritage Village, CT residents (408 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 Heritage Village, CT was 12.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
313 ± 162
Korea
48 ± 43

Heritage Village, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Heritage Village, CT employs 1.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Heritage Village, CT were Educational Services (282 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (188 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (158 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($212,891), Manufacturing ($91,488), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,971).

Employment

Occupations

1.54k

2024 Value

± 344

20.9%

1 Year growth

± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Heritage Village, CT grew at a rate of 20.9%, from 1.28k employees to 1.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Heritage Village, CT, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (218 people), Sales & Related Occupations (195 people), and Management Occupations (178 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Heritage Village, 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

1.54k

2024 Value

± 344

20.9%

1 Year growth

± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Heritage Village, CT grew at a rate of 20.9%, from 1.28k employees to 1.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Heritage Village, CT, are Educational Services (282 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (188 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (158 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Heritage Village, CT, though some of these residents may live in Heritage Village, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,768

Median earning men ± $11,104

$66,208

Median earning women ± $8,913

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,875), Manufacturing ($79,000), and Retail Trade ($72,292).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($92,202), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,939).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Heritage Village, CT was $243,100 in 2024, which is 0.731 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $221,600 to $243,100, a 9.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Heritage Village, CT is 80.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Heritage Village, CT have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Heritage Village, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$243,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,421

$2,532

Median Property Taxes

±$353

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.1%

Homeownership

2024

53.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.1% of the housing units in Heritage Village, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Heritage Village, 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.

$62,059

Median Household Income

± $5,856

3.16k

Number of Households

± 410

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.16k households in Heritage Village, CT grew to $62,059 from the previous year's value of $53,266.

The following chart displays the households in Heritage Village, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Heritage Village, 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 (62.2%)
Worked At Home (29.4%)
Carpooled (7.57%)

In 2024, 62.2% of workers in Heritage Village, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.57%).

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

30.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Heritage Village, CT have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Heritage Village, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Heritage Village, CT (267 out of 4.79k 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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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