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Congressional District 1, CT

734,950 Population
656.4 square miles 1,119.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$47,069 ±$1,238 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$85,466 ±$4,286 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.7% ±1.3% (84,395  ±9,424) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.5 minutes ±0.9 (7,896,225  ±377,756) 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

299,523 ±5,194 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (717,385  ±9,258) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,565,854
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.2% (8,318  ±2,093) 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

318,107 ±4,918 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$343,300 ±$5,059 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.7% ±1.1% (77,693  ±7,794.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.1% ±1.8% (474,985  ±11,435) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,392,646 (±1% / ±25,554.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.7% ±1.2% (201,560  ±6,937.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.5% ±2.2% (177,854  ±15,577.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 23.7% 829,121 (±0.5% / ±18,774)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

16.8% ±1% (123,622  ±7,543) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.4% (25,094  ±2,188) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
25,094 Total veterans ±2,188 22,815 Male ±2,008 2,279 Female ±755

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