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Congressional District 2, CT

730,400 Population
2,021.1 square miles 361.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.5 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,012 ±$1,207 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $53,119 ±$764
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$94,194 ±$4,118 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Connecticut: $91,665 ±$1,473
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.8% ±0.9% (61,276  ±6,010) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 10.3% 362,024 (±0.5% / ±17,748)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.9 minutes ±0.6 (8,389,760  ±309,967) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 27 42,703,784 (±0.4 / ±705,306)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

293,459 ±4,169 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,442,969 ±7,955
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (698,408  ±9,329) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.4 † 3,513,794 (±,385 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.9% ±0.8% (6,071  ±1,283) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.8% 39,537 (±0.4% / ±3,110)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

317,654 ±3,479 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,546,010 ±175
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$343,700 ±$5,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $367,800 ±$2,990
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.8% ±0.9% (77,885  ±6,635.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 10.9% 388,431 (±0.6% / ±19,583.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

95.2% ±1.8% (496,851  ±11,153) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,348,908 (±1% / ±25,254.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40.4% ±1.3% (210,864  ±7,176.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than 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)

11.2% ±0.4% (77,569  ±2,977.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 22.6% 774,342 (±0.2% / ±8,088)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

8.1% ±0.7% (59,233  ±5,232) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 16.3% † 590,608 (±2,507.8% / ±19,751)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.1% ±0.5% (41,772  ±2,717) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.6% 131,270 (±0.2% / ±6,422)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
41,772 Total veterans ±2,717 38,525 Male ±2,440 3,247 Female ±761

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