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West Hartford, CT

63,620 Population
21.8 square miles 2,913.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 40.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2

Economics

$71,170 ±$2,520 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $52,245 ±$571
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
$129,890 ±$6,691 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $95,118 ±$1,166
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732

6.3% ±1% (3,953  ±593) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 9.8% 108,744 (±0.4% / ±4,663)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)

22.3 minutes ±0.6 (573,745  ±28,599) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 24 11,623,605 (±0.3 / ±157,256)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)

Families

25,885 ±470 Number of households
  • the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 465,181 ±1,406
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
2.4 ±0 (62,295  ±43) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 2.4 1,111,502 (±0 / ±287)
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959

3.3% ±0.9% (515  ±138) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 4.4% 11,769 (±0.3% / ±805)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)

Housing

27,040 ±502 Number of housing units
  • the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 499,522 ±254
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276

$411,000 ±$10,005 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: $333,500 ±$2,291
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621

11.3% ±1.4% (7,137  ±899.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 10.8% 122,780 (±0.4% / ±4,755.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)

Social

95.2% ±2.8% (42,754  ±1,422.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 92.1% 748,187 (±0.8% / ±6,399.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
66.6% ±2.3% (29,912  ±1,126) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 42.7% 347,159 (±0.5% / ±4,128.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)

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

17.7% ±1.7% (11,238  ±1,101) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 14.2% 163,347
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177

4.2% ±0.8% (2,100  ±384) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area: 4.7% 43,826 (±0.2% / ±1,480)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
2,100 Total veterans ±384 1,789 Male ±340 311 Female ±153

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