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Congressional District 1, CT

716,454 Population
656.4 square miles 1,091.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.5 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,576 ±$1,157 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $53,119 ±$764
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$83,329 ±$3,049 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $91,665 ±$1,473
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.9% ±1.1% (76,794  ±7,920) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.3% 362,024 (±0.5% / ±17,748)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.3 minutes ±0.7 (7,339,045  ±299,306) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 27 42,703,784 (±0.4 / ±705,306)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

298,957 ±5,603 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,442,969 ±7,955
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (700,918  ±10,371) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 2.4 3,513,794
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.9% ±0.9% (8,230  ±1,579) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 4.8% 39,537 (±0.4% / ±3,110)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

318,884 ±5,245 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,546,010 ±175
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$313,200 ±$6,059 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $367,800 ±$2,990
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.8% ±1% (69,196  ±7,388.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 10.9% 388,431 (±0.6% / ±19,583.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91% ±1.7% (464,402  ±11,198.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,348,908 (±1% / ±25,254.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
39.7% ±1.2% (202,891  ±7,018.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 42.9% 1,098,315 (±0.6% / ±16,294.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

25.1% ±2.4% (171,382  ±16,314.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 23.9% 820,383 (±0.5% / ±18,204.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

17% ±1.1% (121,543  ±8,124) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 16.3% 590,608
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.4% ±0.5% (24,977  ±2,733) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 4.6% 131,270 (±0.2% / ±6,422)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
24,977 Total veterans ±2,733 23,116 Male ±2,545 1,861 Female ±747

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