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Capitol West PUMA, CT

166,656 Population
189.7 square miles 878.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±1.5 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

$73,694 ±$5,323 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$140,866 ±$10,014 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5% ±1.3% (8,147  ±2,209) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.5 minutes ±1.3 (1,787,190  ±160,121) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 27 43,866,844 (±0.3 / ±623,558)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

64,773 ±2,398 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (164,042  ±5,590) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,565,854
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.8% (1,554  ±674) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 5.1% 43,096 (±0.5% / ±4,060)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

67,616 ±2,576 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$463,500 ±$15,125 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±2.6% (20,839  ±4,361.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.5% ±3.2% (114,744  ±5,572.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,392,646 (±1% / ±25,554.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
66.9% ±2.9% (79,496  ±4,485.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

18.8% ±1.2% (28,713  ±1,848.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 23.4% 804,451 (±0.2% / ±6,723.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

14.8% ±2.3% (24,738  ±3,837) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.9% ±0.9% (6,422  ±1,196) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,422 Total veterans ±1,196 5,574 Male ±1,091 848 Female ±488

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