New Haven-Milford, CT

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

570,598

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

11.4%

1.53% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$88,197

2.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$353,100

7.55% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

289,042

0.482% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in New Haven-Milford, 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.

93.5% of the residents in New Haven-Milford, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New Haven, CT are Yale University (5,643 degrees awarded in 2024), Yale University (5,643 degrees), and University of New Haven (3,396 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in New Haven-Milford, CT was $353,100, and the homeownership rate was 60.5%.

Most people in New Haven-Milford, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in New Haven-Milford, CT was 2 cars per household.

New Haven-Milford, CT borders Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, and Torrington, CT.

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United States Connecticut

Population & Diversity

New Haven-Milford, CT is home to a population of 571k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.6% of New Haven-Milford, CT residents were born outside of the country (77.8k people).

In 2024, there were 4.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (334k people) in New Haven-Milford, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 74.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 46.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2024 Citizenship

93.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.5% of New Haven-Milford, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Haven-Milford, CT was 93.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Haven-Milford, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
334k ± 1.08k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
74.3k ± 1.26k
Other (Hispanic)
46.7k ± 2.63k

19.5%

Hispanic Population

112k people

19.5% of the people in New Haven-Milford, CT are hispanic (112k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA 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

13.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

77.8k people

13.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

75.2k people

As of 2024, 13.6% of New Haven-Milford, CT residents (77.8k 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 New Haven-Milford, CT was 13.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
7,498 ± 555
Gulf War (2001-)
3,567 ± 535
Gulf War (1990s)
2,049 ± 329

New Haven-Milford, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New Haven-Milford, CT.

Health

95.1% of the population of New Haven-Milford, CT has health coverage, with 48.8% on employee plans, 21% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.716% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 195 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

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 0% change from the previous year (1,209 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.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.91%

Uninsured

48.8%

Employer Coverage

21%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

0.716%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in New Haven-Milford, CT declined by 4.26% from 5.13% to 4.91%.

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

Economy

The economy of New Haven-Milford, CT employs 289k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Haven-Milford, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (50,396 people), Educational Services (46,281 people), and Manufacturing (29,612 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,390), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($89,736), and Public Administration ($87,175).

Employment

Occupations

289k

2024 Value

± 4,756

0.482%

1 Year growth

± 2.27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Haven-Milford, CT grew at a rate of 0.482%, from 288k employees to 289k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Haven-Milford, CT, are Management Occupations (33,504 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (29,297 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (27,057 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Haven-Milford, 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

289k

2024 Value

± 4,756

0.482%

1 Year growth

± 2.27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Haven-Milford, CT grew at a rate of 0.482%, from 288k employees to 289k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Haven-Milford, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (50,396 people), Educational Services (46,281 people), and Manufacturing (29,612 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Haven-Milford, CT, though some of these residents may live in New Haven-Milford, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,050

Median earning men ± $1,532

$50,381

Median earning women ± $1,108

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($99,579), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,409), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,735).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,778), Public Administration ($71,310), and Construction ($60,746).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

945
Other Services (except Public Administration)
873
Retail Trade
861
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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.35M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$2.82M
Educational Services
$1.73M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Voting results are not available for New Haven-Milford, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

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.

Education

In 2024, universities in New Haven-Milford, CT awarded 15,320 degrees. The student population of New Haven-Milford, CT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 19,256 male students and 26,662 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New Haven-Milford, CT are White (6,863 and 56.2%), Hispanic or Latino (1,903 and 15.6%), Black or African American (1,251 and 10.3%), and Asian (1,244 and 10.2%).

The largest universities in New Haven-Milford, CT by number of degrees awarded are Yale University (5,643 and 36.8%), Yale University (5,643 and 36.8%), and University of New Haven (3,396 and 22.2%).

The most popular majors in New Haven, CT are General Business Administration & Management (1,120 and 7.31%), Registered Nursing (649 and 4.24%), and Business Statistics (444 and 2.9%).

The median tuition costs are $49,157 for private four year colleges, and $6,998 and $10,498 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in New Haven-Milford, CT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 37%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 45,918 (41.9% men and 58.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 45,918 students enrolled in New Haven-Milford, CT, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 20,097 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
450 degrees awarded
General Psychology
344 degrees awarded
Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences
283 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New Haven, CT was Registered Nursing with 450 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in New Haven, CT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Yale University
5,643 degrees awarded
Yale University
5,643 degrees awarded
University of New Haven
3,396 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Yale University with 5,643 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 6,338 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New Haven-Milford, CT, which is 0.706 times less than the 8,982 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,863 degrees mean that there were 3.61 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,903 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($49,157) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($6,444) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($2,053) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Haven-Milford, CT was $353,100 in 2024, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $328,300 to $353,100, a 7.55% increase. The homeownership rate in New Haven-Milford, CT is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

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

Housing

Property

$353,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,843

$139,620

Median Property Taxes

±$2,519

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

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

Rent vs Own

60.5%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in New Haven-Milford, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Haven-Milford, 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.

$88,197

Median Household Income

± $1,692

231k

Number of Households

± 4,005

In 2024, the median household income of the 231k households in New Haven-Milford, CT grew to $88,197 from the previous year's value of $86,266.

The following chart displays the households in New Haven-Milford, 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 New Haven-Milford, 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 (69.4%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (7.2%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in New Haven-Milford, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.2%).

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 New Haven-Milford, CT have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.21% of the workforce in New Haven-Milford, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Haven-Milford, CT (62.7k out of 550k 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 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Haven-Milford, 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.