Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

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Key figures

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States	Rank
Total Population	113,216	3,624,508	334,922,499	555th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$93,551	$95,781	$80,734	240th of 3,221
Median Age	47.1	41.1	38.9	455th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.4%	42.5%	35.7%	295th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$335,600	$366,900	$332,700	471st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,193	$1,488	$1,413	547th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.8%	10.0%	12.5%	2681st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.6%	5.2%	966th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	143.9	748.5	n/a	784th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.5%	15.7%	14.1%	430th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	66.5%	65.2%	1290th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.9	26.5	26.4	1003rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.2%	16.0%	15.1%	407th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	46.6%	46.9%	1493rd of 3,222

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Race and ethnicity in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.9%	18.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	9.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	4.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.9%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.0	57.0	61.4

Age in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Median Age	47.1	41.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.8%	20.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	26.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.1%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Households	47,845	1,434,007	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.8%	29.1%	28.7%
Never Married	29.5%	35.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,236	$55,915	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	12.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	13.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.9%	19.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.8%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.6%	11.8%	n/a

Housing in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Housing Units	55,752	1,541,822	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.4%	58.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.7%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.2%	7.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,967.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,593	$6,643	n/a

Education in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	8.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.4%	23.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.0%	19.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.7%	65.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.5%	68.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	3.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.4%	26.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.2%	8.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.6%	53.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.4%	8.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.1%	7.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.6%	76.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.6%	12.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.5%	17.5%	16.7%

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