East Hartford vs Hartford

A side-by-side comparison of East Hartford and Hartford: population, income, housing, and more.

East Hartford and Hartford are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hartford has the higher population (119,970 vs 50,798 in East Hartford). East Hartford has the higher median household income ($66,943 vs $45,300 in Hartford). Hartford has the higher median home value ($217,200 vs $215,400 in East Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	East Hartford	Hartford
Population	50,798	119,970
Median age	38.3 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,943	$45,300
Median home value	$215,400	$217,200
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,221
Housing units	21,619	56,626
Homeownership rate	59.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hartford	Hartford
Population	50,272 → 50,798 (+1.0%)	123,088 → 119,970 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$55,967 → $66,943 (+19.6%)	$36,278 → $45,300 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $215,400 (+31.2%)	$165,300 → $217,200 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,184 (+14.7%)	$985 → $1,221 (+24.0%)

East Hartford

Population

50,27250,798

Median household income

$55,967$66,943

Median home value

$164,200$215,400

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,184

Hartford

Population

123,088119,970

Median household income

$36,278$45,300

Median home value

$165,300$217,200

Median gross rent

$985$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hartford	Hartford
Under 5	7.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	13.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.1%
75 and over	5.8%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hartford	Hartford
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	15.9%
Black or African American	22.7%	33.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	38.4%	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hartford	Hartford
No high school diploma	13.1%	25.7%
High school graduate	39.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hartford	Hartford
Drove alone	75.8%	61.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	11.4%
Public transit	3.9%	11.8%
Walked	0.4%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.6%	8.1%
Other means	1.9%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hartford	Hartford
1-unit, detached	53.6%	15.3%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	36.3%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	19.5%
20 or more units	13.3%	24.2%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Hartford	Hartford
Poverty rate	14.7%	25.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1961	1953