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State Senate District 17, CT

100,570 Population
86.7 square miles 1,160.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$49,153 ±$2,624 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$93,946 ±$3,526 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

7.3% ±1.3% (7,205  ±1,250) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

28.3 minutes ±1.5 (1,301,495  ±81,786) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

39,448 ±827 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (99,263  ±1,871) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.1% ±1.2% (955  ±281) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

42,390 ±850 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$283,800 ±$8,237 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.5% ±1.4% (8,463  ±1,368.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92% ±2.5% (66,867  ±2,223) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
37.8% ±1.7% (27,468  ±1,368.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.5% ±1.4% (14,554  ±1,462) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.4% ±0.7% (4,369  ±543) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
4,369 Total veterans ±543 3,941 Male ±551 428 Female ±181

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