Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

New Britain, Southington, Berlin & Plainville Towns PUMA, CT

160,615 Population
85.3 square miles 1,883.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

38.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,370 ±$2,242 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,467 ±$6,704 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.4% ±2.7% (19,276  ±4,309) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.2 minutes ±0.9 (1,661,545  ±112,484) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 27 43,866,844 (±0.3 / ±623,558)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

62,852 ±2,651 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (156,243  ±5,113) 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

2.4% ±1% (907  ±391) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 5.1% 43,096 (±0.5% / ±4,060)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

66,468 ±2,685 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$338,300 ±$11,114 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.3% ±1.4% (11,618  ±2,305.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90% ±3.6% (101,638  ±5,536.9) 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)
31.3% ±2.5% (35,406  ±3,133.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

29.8% ±1.6% (44,066  ±2,325.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 23.4% 804,451 (±0.2% / ±6,723.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

13.3% ±2.4% (21,369  ±3,921) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±0.9% (5,105  ±1,208) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,105 Total veterans ±1,208 4,724 Male ±1,145 381 Female ±289

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.