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Congressional District 5, CT

728,034 Population
1,246.1 square miles 584.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,071 ±$1,670 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$92,097 ±$2,974 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.4% ±1.4% (74,028  ±9,709) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.9 minutes ±0.8 (9,053,985  ±416,036) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 27 43,866,844 (±0.3 / ±623,558)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

290,481 ±5,992 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (711,903  ±11,498) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,565,854
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±1.3% (9,544  ±2,035) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 5.1% 43,096 (±0.5% / ±4,060)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

314,137 ±5,716 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$388,900 ±$8,171 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.1% ±1.1% (65,598  ±7,702.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.3% ±1.9% (477,109  ±13,047.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,392,646 (±1% / ±25,554.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.9% ±1.3% (205,646  ±7,879.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

26.1% ±0.9% (180,192  ±6,250.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 23.4% 804,451 (±0.2% / ±6,723.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

15.2% ±1% (110,844  ±7,438) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±0.5% (25,658  ±2,656) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
25,658 Total veterans ±2,656 24,148 Male ±2,715 1,510 Female ±504

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