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Hartford, CT

119,674 Population
17.4 square miles 6,885.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 41.2 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 41.5 ±0.3

Economics

$26,189 ±$2,601 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $49,559 ±$901
  • about half the amount in Connecticut: $53,119 ±$764
$42,397 ±$4,730 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $92,176 ±$1,658
  • about half the amount in Connecticut: $91,665 ±$1,473

27.3% ±4.6% (31,018  ±5,193) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 9.4% 104,246 (±0.8% / ±8,390)
  • more than double the rate in Connecticut: 10.3% 362,024 (±0.5% / ±17,748)

22.1 minutes ±0.8 (1,063,170  ±51,331) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 24 12,765,080 (±0.2 / ±158,335)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 41,563,900 (±0.1 / ±302,595)

Families

49,229 ±2,636 Number of households
  • the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 467,381 ±3,853
  • Connecticut: 1,442,969 ±7,955
2.3 ±0.1 (113,259  ±155) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 2.4 1,110,100 (±0 / ±329)
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 2.4 † 3,513,794 (±,385 / ±-555,555,600)

2.9% ±1.3% (975  ±444) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 4.3% † 11,264 (±0.7% / ±1,702)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 4.8% 39,537 (±0.4% / ±3,110)

Housing

55,649 ±2,920 Number of housing units
  • the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 500,816 ±171
  • Connecticut: 1,546,010 ±175

$237,500 ±$13,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $336,600 ±$3,853
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $367,800 ±$2,990

15.7% ±3.1% (18,720  ±3,682.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 10.4% 118,295 (±0.9% / ±9,924.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 10.9% 388,431 (±0.6% / ±19,583.6)

Social

76.3% ±5.2% (57,030  ±4,519.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 92.1% 749,575 (±1.7% / ±13,546.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,348,908 (±1% / ±25,254.5)
18.4% ±3.1% (13,718  ±2,372.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 42.5% 345,825 (±1% / ±8,303.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 42.9% 1,098,315 (±0.6% / ±16,294.5)

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

26.1% ±4.1% (31,248  ±4,913) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 14.9% † 170,992 (±7,163.8% / ±9,585)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 16.3% † 590,608 (±2,507.8% / ±19,751)

1.9% ±0.9% (1,757  ±787) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 4.4% 40,956 (±0.3% / ±2,970)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 4.6% 131,270 (±0.2% / ±6,422)
1,757 Total veterans ±787 1,723 Male ±780 34 Female ±59

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