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West Haven, CT

54,666 Population
10.8 square miles 5,085.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2

Economics

$30,103 ±$1,671 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: $39,134 ±$478
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $45,668 ±$293
$64,255 ±$3,737 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: $71,370 ±$1,130
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $79,855 ±$587

11.1% ±1.8% (5,698  ±942) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 11.2% 92,566 (±0.5% / ±3,969)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 9.8% 339,156 (±0.2% / ±7,695)

23.5 minutes ±1.4 (609,630  ±43,425) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 25.5 10,044,995 (±0.3 / ±155,462)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 26.7 43,838,220 (±0.2 / ±311,817)

Families

19,729 ±596 Number of households
  • the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 332,765 ±1,647
  • Connecticut: 1,385,437 ±3,268
2.6 ±0.1 (51,419  ±363) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 2.5 827,139 (±0 / ±1,127)
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,458,474 (±0)

2.3% ±1.2% (318  ±173) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 3.7% † 7,412 (±0.4% / ±757)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 4.2% 34,222 (±0.2% / ±1,489)

Housing

21,750 ±636 Number of housing units
  • the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 367,990 ±478
  • Connecticut: 1,521,199 ±303

$196,800 ±$7,038 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: $252,300 ±$2,499
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Connecticut: $279,700 ±$1,296

14.2% ±2.1% (7,727  ±1,154.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 12.1% 102,359 (±0.5% / ±4,399.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 11.7% 413,908 (±0.2% / ±8,151.5)

Social

87.3% ±4.1% (31,288  ±1,659) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 90.3% 540,269 (±1% / ±5,754.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 90.9% 2,263,655 (±0.4% / ±11,052.1)
25.1% ±2.6% (8,987  ±964.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 36% 215,189 (±0.6% / ±3,691.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 40% 996,000 (±0.3% / ±6,929)

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

19.6% ±2.2% (10,727  ±1,188) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 13% 111,518 (±0.5% / ±3,909)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Connecticut: 14.6% 521,384 (±0.2% / ±6,557)

5.3% ±0.9% (2,298  ±404) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area: 5.4% 36,972 (±0.2% / ±1,358)
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 5.7% 160,142 (±0.1% / ±2,728)
2,298 Total veterans ±404 2,045 Male ±369 253 Female ±108

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