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West Haven, CT

54,763 Population
10.8 square miles 5,094.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 40.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 41 ±0.1

Economics

$30,360 ±$1,405 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: $38,009 ±$499
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $44,496 ±$285
$62,985 ±$3,513 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: $69,905 ±$894
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $78,444 ±$553

11.8% ±2% (6,091  ±1,036) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 11.7% 97,553 (±0.4% / ±3,462)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 9.9% 344,146 (±0.2% / ±6,721)

23.2 minutes ±1.1 (607,365  ±37,334) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 25.5 10,273,960 (±0.3 / ±143,643)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 45,097,460 (±0.2 / ±326,006)

Families

19,886 ±620 Number of households
  • the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 330,572 ±1,635
  • Connecticut: 1,370,746 ±3,770
2.6 ±0.1 (51,575  ±333) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 2.5 829,009 (±0 / ±836)
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,461,890 (±0)

2.8% ±1.2% (395  ±161) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 3.9% 7,949 (±0.3% / ±674)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 4.2% 34,775 (±0.2% / ±1,410)

Housing

22,397 ±671 Number of housing units
  • the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 367,053 ±396
  • Connecticut: 1,516,629 ±293

$193,800 ±$4,435 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: $248,600 ±$2,085
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $275,400 ±$972

13.9% ±2% (7,594  ±1,084.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 12% 102,201 (±0.4% / ±3,773.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 12.1% 426,941 (±0.2% / ±7,539.4)

Social

87.9% ±3.4% (32,276  ±1,422.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 90.1% 538,054 (±0.9% / ±5,058)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 90.6% 2,250,432 (±0.4% / ±10,135.4)
24.3% ±2% (8,911  ±756.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 35% 209,002 (±0.5% / ±3,164.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 39.3% 975,465 (±0.3% / ±6,300.1)

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

18% ±2% (9,859  ±1,075) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 12.7% 108,939 (±0.4% / ±3,268)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 14.6% 520,951 (±0.2% / ±5,745)

6.3% ±0.9% (2,751  ±379) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 5.6% 38,410 (±0.2% / ±1,273)
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 5.9% 167,521 (±0.1% / ±2,369)
2,751 Total veterans ±379 2,487 Male ±356 264 Female ±108

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