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Congressional District 5, CT

722,450 Population
1,246.1 square miles 579.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.9 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

$48,015 ±$1,405 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $53,119 ±$764
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$89,288 ±$3,138 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $91,665 ±$1,473
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.9% ±1.4% (84,669  ±9,841) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.3% 362,024 (±0.5% / ±17,748)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.7 minutes ±0.5 (8,838,620  ±306,247) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 27 42,703,784 (±0.4 / ±705,306)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

284,649 ±6,389 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,442,969 ±7,955
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (707,219  ±10,696) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.4 † 3,513,794 (±,385 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±1.4% (8,833  ±2,210) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.8% 39,537 (±0.4% / ±3,110)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

308,917 ±7,023 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,546,010 ±175
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$357,200 ±$7,926 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $367,800 ±$2,990
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.2% ±1% (72,818  ±7,265.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than 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

89.8% ±1.9% (456,575  ±12,610.5) 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)
38.8% ±1.4% (197,099  ±7,737.3) 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)

28.6% ±2.5% (195,506  ±17,306.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 23.9% 820,383 (±0.5% / ±18,204.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

18.1% ±1.5% (130,460  ±10,901) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 16.3% † 590,608 (±2,507.8% / ±19,751)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.2% ±0.4% (23,700  ±2,191) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.6% 131,270 (±0.2% / ±6,422)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,700 Total veterans ±2,191 22,072 Male ±2,016 1,628 Female ±642

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