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West Hartford, Connecticut

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StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Total Population63,6203,624,508334,922,499
Median Household Income$129,890$95,781$80,734
Median Age40.841.138.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher66.6%42.5%35.7%
Median Home Value$411,000$366,900$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,756$1,488$1,413
Poverty Rate6.3%10.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate4.1%5.6%5.2%
Foreign Born17.7%15.7%14.1%
Homeownership Rate67.4%66.5%65.2%
Average Commute Time22.326.526.4
Worked from Home22.5%16.0%15.1%
Married-Couple Households48.3%46.6%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in West Hartford, Connecticut

Age in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Median Age40.841.138.9
Under 18 %21.5%20.2%22.0%
Age 18-24 %7.9%9.3%9.1%
Age 25-34 %13.3%12.6%13.7%
Age 35-44 %12.8%12.7%13.2%
Age 45-64 %24.8%26.7%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %19.7%18.5%17.2%

Households and families in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Households25,8851,434,007129,227,496
Average Household Size2.42.52.5
Family Households61.9%64.3%64.2%
Households with Children29.4%28.6%29.5%
Single-Parent Families13.7%17.6%17.3%
People Living Alone28.0%29.1%28.7%
Never Married35.5%35.8%34.4%

Income and poverty in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Per Capita Income$71,170$55,915$44,673
Households Under $25,00010.3%12.9%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9998.8%13.3%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99915.7%17.7%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More28.8%19.2%13.4%
Poverty Rate6.3%10.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty13.1%22.0%28.2%
SNAP Households6.5%11.8%n/a

Housing in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Housing Units27,0401,541,822143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes63.4%58.6%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units19.0%18.6%19.1%
Vacancy Rate4.3%7.0%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,954.01,967.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied32.6%33.5%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income27.1%31.4%30.6%
Median Property Tax$9,598$6,643n/a

Education in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Less than High School4.8%8.5%10.4%
High School Graduate13.1%25.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree15.5%23.7%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree32.7%23.3%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree33.9%19.2%14.1%

Work and commuting in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Labour Force Participation67.8%65.9%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work65.3%68.8%68.8%
Public Transit1.4%3.3%3.2%
Walked to Work1.5%2.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes29.9%26.2%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour5.0%8.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car8.9%8.8%n/a

Origins and language in West Hartford, Connecticut

StatisticWest HartfordConnecticutUnited States
Born in State of Residence50.6%53.3%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens11.6%8.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens6.1%7.1%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home76.4%76.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home8.3%12.8%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency20.6%17.5%16.7%

Cities near West 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.