East Hartford vs Newington

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

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

East Hartford has the higher population (50,798 vs 30,551 in Newington). Newington has the higher median household income ($98,585 vs $66,943 in East Hartford). Newington has the higher median home value ($279,900 vs $215,400 in East Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	East Hartford	Newington
Population	50,798	30,551
Median age	38.3 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,943	$98,585
Median home value	$215,400	$279,900
Median gross rent	$1,184	$1,487
Housing units	21,619	13,334
Homeownership rate	59.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Hartford	Newington
Population	50,272 → 50,798 (+1.0%)	30,234 → 30,551 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$55,967 → $66,943 (+19.6%)	$81,646 → $98,585 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $215,400 (+31.2%)	$230,500 → $279,900 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,184 (+14.7%)	$1,263 → $1,487 (+17.7%)

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

Newington

Population

30,23430,551

Median household income

$81,646$98,585

Median home value

$230,500$279,900

Median gross rent

$1,263$1,487

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Hartford	Newington
Under 5	7.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	12.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.8%
75 and over	5.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Hartford	Newington
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	72.2%
Black or African American	22.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	38.4%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Hartford	Newington
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	39.6%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Hartford	Newington
Drove alone	75.8%	77.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.0%
Public transit	3.9%	1.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	13.0%
Other means	1.9%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Hartford	Newington
1-unit, detached	53.6%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	16.2%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	11.3%
20 or more units	13.3%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Hartford	Newington
Poverty rate	14.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1961	1967