Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Interactive maps and statistics for Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Connecticut and the United States.

Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is among the highest in the country for total population (111th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (34th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States	Rank
Total Population	627,071	3,624,508	334,922,499	111th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$128,188	$95,781	$80,734	34th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	41.1	38.9	1639th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	55.5%	42.5%	35.7%	50th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$652,900	$366,900	$332,700	66th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,110	$1,488	$1,413	31st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	10.0%	12.5%	2937th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.6%	5.2%	1028th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,178.4	748.5	n/a	150th of 3,222
Foreign Born	23.8%	15.7%	14.1%	72nd of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	66.4%	66.5%	65.2%	2624th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.8	26.5	26.4	411th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.5%	16.0%	15.1%	101st of 3,222
Married-Couple Households	53.6%	46.6%	46.9%	758th of 3,222

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.5%	18.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	9.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	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)	1.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.0	57.0	61.4

Age in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Median Age	41.5	41.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	20.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	26.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Households	235,379	1,434,007	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.7%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.8%	29.1%	28.7%
Never Married	33.1%	35.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Per Capita Income	$82,266	$55,915	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.8%	12.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.2%	13.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	32.4%	19.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.2%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.0%	11.8%	n/a

Housing in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Housing Units	251,530	1,541,822	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.3%	58.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.4%	7.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,967.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$9,295	$6,643	n/a

Education in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	8.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.7%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.5%	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.2%	23.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	25.4%	19.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	65.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.3%	68.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	7.0%	3.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.4%	26.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.8%	8.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Statistic	Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Connecticut	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.6%	53.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.2%	8.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.6%	7.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	70.3%	76.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.8%	12.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	21.0%	17.5%	16.7%

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