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Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

282,602 Population
598.1 square miles 472.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,094 ±$1,867 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,431 ±$4,628 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.6% ±1.6% (25,879  ±4,300) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.4 minutes ±0.8 (3,054,680  ±143,821) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 27 43,866,844 (±0.3 / ±623,558)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

118,558 ±1,834 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (270,674  ±138) 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

6.8% ±1.9% (4,268  ±1,198) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Connecticut: 5.1% 43,096 (±0.5% / ±4,060)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

127,663 ±71 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$362,800 ±$10,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.7% ±1.6% (32,707  ±4,397.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.7% ±3.3% (186,734  ±6,599.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
35.9% ±2% (72,336  ±3,999) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • a little less 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

9.6% (27,050  ±2,635) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.1% ±0.9% (18,059  ±2,015) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
18,059 Total veterans ±2,015 16,446 Male ±1,929 1,613 Female ±585

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