Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

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Key figures

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States	Rank
Total Population	279,971	3,624,508	334,922,499	258th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,586	$95,781	$80,734	387th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	41.1	38.9	1762nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.8%	42.5%	35.7%	437th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$323,400	$366,900	$332,700	520th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,365	$1,488	$1,413	346th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	10.0%	12.5%	2267th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	5.6%	5.2%	1207th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	468.1	748.5	n/a	348th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.8%	15.7%	14.1%	482nd of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	65.1%	66.5%	65.2%	2732nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.9	26.5	26.4	1689th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	16.0%	15.1%	840th of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	46.6%	46.9%	2489th of 3,222

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Race and ethnicity in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.0%	18.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	9.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	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	47.3	57.0	61.4

Age in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Median Age	41.1	41.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	20.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	26.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Households	115,768	1,434,007	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.0%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.8%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.9%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	29.1%	28.7%
Never Married	34.6%	35.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,133	$55,915	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.1%	12.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	13.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.8%	19.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.4%	11.8%	n/a

Housing in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Housing Units	126,425	1,541,822	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.1%	58.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.1%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.4%	7.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,967.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.9%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,228	$6,643	n/a

Education in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	8.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.0%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.0%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.8%	23.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.0%	19.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.0%	65.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.5%	68.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	3.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.0%	26.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	8.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.8%	53.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.1%	8.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	7.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.7%	76.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.4%	12.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.0%	17.5%	16.7%

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