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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

177,540 Population
424.1 square miles 418.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,548 ±$3,076 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,164 ±$6,341 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.6% ±1.7% (12,962  ±2,827) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26 minutes ±0.6 (2,004,280  ±60,646) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

74,514 ±1,568 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (168,847  ±981) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,565,854
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±2.2% (1,823  ±833) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 5.1% 43,096 (±0.5% / ±4,060)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

83,550 ±431 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$406,900 ±$18,886 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.6% ±1.9% (16,832  ±3,428.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95% ±4.2% (127,029  ±5,820.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,392,646 (±1% / ±25,554.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46.6% ±2.7% (62,358  ±3,729.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.9% (15,757  ±2,551) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.7% (7,583  ±1,098) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,583 Total veterans ±1,098 7,000 Male ±1,012 583 Female ±312

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