menu

Connecticut
Demographic Data






Connecticut POPULATION STATISTICS

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by: Location, Inc.

Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Connecticut Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Connecticut is:
3,605,597

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
9.7%
25 - 34:
12.4%
35 - 54:
25.7%
55 - 64:
14.3%
Over 65 Years:
17.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
90.9%
90.9%
40.0%
40.0%
6.0%
6.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Income

Per capita Income

Connecticut
USA
$45,668
$45,668
$35,384
$35,384

Median household income

Connecticut
USA
$79,855
$79,855
$64,994
$64,994

Individuals Below Poverty Level:
9.8%

Employment Industries in CT

Healthcare
Education
Retail
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Administration
Public Service
Transportation
Arts
Wholesale
Information Technology
Real Estate
Utilities
Agriculture
Management
Mining
15.7%
15.7%
10.8%
10.8%
10.5%
10.5%
10.5%
10.5%
7.6%
7.6%
7.4%
7.4%
6.1%
6.1%
5.7%
5.7%
4.6%
4.6%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black Or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
66.0%
66.0%
16.4%
16.4%
9.9%
9.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.0%
3.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

Ancestry (Top 20)

Italian
Unclassified
Irish
German
English
Polish
French
French Canadian
Scottish
Jamaican
Russian
Swedish
Portuguese
European
Hungarian
Greek
Lithuanian
Dutch
British
Brazilian
16.5%
16.5%
15.1%
15.1%
15.0%
15.0%
8.4%
8.4%
8.4%
8.4%
6.9%
6.9%
4.6%
4.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Languages Spoken (Top 20)

English
Spanish
Indic languages
French
Polish
Portuguese
Chinese
Italian
African languages
Other Asian languages
French Creole
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Hindi
Slavic languages
German
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Russian
Gujarathi
77.9%
77.9%
11.9%
11.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0% 100.0%
% OF RESIDENTS

Foreign Born CT Residents
14.6%


Real Estate in Popular Connecticut Cities