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Congressional District 2, CT

727,411 Population
2,021.1 square miles 359.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$48,613 ±$2,121 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $51,581 ±$842
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$88,894 ±$3,706 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $88,429 ±$1,688
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

8.2% ±0.9% (56,807  ±6,540) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 9.8% 345,695 (±0.5% / ±15,651)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.8 minutes ±0.8 (8,184,185  ±332,053) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 26.8 41,179,568 (±0.4 / ±710,109)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

290,609 ±4,755 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,433,635 ±7,120
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.1 (693,747  ±8,058) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,506,469
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.2% ±0.7% (6,456  ±1,131) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.6% 37,999 (±0.4% / ±3,491)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

313,970 ±4,183 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,540,292 ±155
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$324,200 ±$6,854 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $347,200 ±$3,892
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.8% ±1% (77,858  ±7,307) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 11.6% 416,132 (±0.5% / ±18,631.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.8% ±1.7% (485,565  ±10,973.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,329,153 (±1% / ±25,070.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
39.4% ±1.3% (203,893  ±6,992.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,066,404 (±0.7% / ±16,507.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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)

7.3% ±0.6% (52,916  ±4,488) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 568,311
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.7% ±0.6% (39,071  ±3,261) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.6% 131,603 (±0.2% / ±5,866)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
39,071 Total veterans ±3,261 35,507 Male ±2,802 3,564 Female ±1,483

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