Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

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Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut is among the highest in the country for total population (53rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States	Rank
Total Population	977,290	3,624,508	334,922,499	53rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$93,394	$95,781	$80,734	247th of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	41.1	38.9	2110th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	42.1%	42.5%	35.7%	219th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$323,700	$366,900	$332,700	517th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,411	$1,488	$1,413	304th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.3%	10.0%	12.5%	2355th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	5.6%	5.2%	1094th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	951.3	748.5	n/a	195th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.2%	15.7%	14.1%	185th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	65.7%	66.5%	65.2%	2687th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	26.5	26.4	1757th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.9%	16.0%	15.1%	266th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	44.9%	46.6%	46.9%	2385th of 3,222

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Race and ethnicity in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.7%	18.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	9.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	4.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.9%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.1	57.0	61.4

Age in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Median Age	40.0	41.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	20.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	26.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Households	391,113	1,434,007	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.1%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	29.1%	28.7%
Never Married	37.5%	35.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,016	$55,915	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.1%	12.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.3%	13.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.4%	19.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.3%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.8%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.1%	11.8%	n/a

Housing in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Housing Units	416,559	1,541,822	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	58.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.1%	7.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,967.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.3%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,454	$6,643	n/a

Education in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Less than High School	8.6%	8.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.0%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.3%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.3%	23.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.8%	19.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.9%	65.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.7%	68.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.7%	3.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.9%	26.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	8.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Born in State of Residence	55.8%	53.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	9.1%	8.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.2%	7.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	75.9%	76.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.2%	12.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.2%	17.5%	16.7%

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Northwest Hills Planning Region 113,216
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