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Hartford, Connecticut

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StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Total Population121,1273,624,508334,922,499
Median Household Income$46,411$95,781$80,734
Median Age33.141.138.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher19.4%42.5%35.7%
Median Home Value$228,600$366,900$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,269$1,488$1,413
Poverty Rate26.3%10.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate10.7%5.6%5.2%
Foreign Born23.9%15.7%14.1%
Homeownership Rate25.7%66.5%65.2%
Average Commute Time23.126.526.4
Worked from Home9.4%16.0%15.1%
Married-Couple Households21.5%46.6%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Hartford, Connecticut

Age in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Median Age33.141.138.9
Under 18 %22.7%20.2%22.0%
Age 18-24 %14.2%9.3%9.1%
Age 25-34 %15.9%12.6%13.7%
Age 35-44 %13.5%12.7%13.2%
Age 45-64 %21.5%26.7%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %12.2%18.5%17.2%

Households and families in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Households49,0281,434,007129,227,496
Average Household Size2.32.52.5
Family Households54.3%64.3%64.2%
Households with Children31.7%28.6%29.5%
Single-Parent Families32.8%17.6%17.3%
People Living Alone40.4%29.1%28.7%
Never Married57.4%35.8%34.4%

Income and poverty in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Per Capita Income$27,841$55,915$44,673
Households Under $25,00029.9%12.9%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99917.4%13.3%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,9999.6%17.7%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More4.9%19.2%13.4%
Poverty Rate26.3%10.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty48.8%22.0%28.2%
SNAP Households37.2%11.8%n/a

Housing in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Housing Units56,4351,541,822143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes16.6%58.6%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units44.1%18.6%19.1%
Vacancy Rate13.1%7.0%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,951.01,967.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied74.3%33.5%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income35.7%31.4%30.6%
Median Property Tax$4,603$6,643n/a

Education in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Less than High School24.7%8.5%10.4%
High School Graduate33.0%25.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree22.9%23.7%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree11.2%23.3%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree8.2%19.2%14.1%

Work and commuting in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Labour Force Participation62.2%65.9%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work57.9%68.8%68.8%
Public Transit13.1%3.3%3.2%
Walked to Work4.7%2.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes30.5%26.2%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour6.0%8.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car30.6%8.8%n/a

Origins and language in Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticHartfordConnecticutUnited States
Born in State of Residence43.6%53.3%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens11.0%8.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens12.9%7.1%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home56.3%76.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home35.3%12.8%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency28.8%17.5%16.7%

Cities near Hartford

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.