Hartford vs New Britain

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

Hartford and New Britain 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 73,301 in New Britain). New Britain has the higher median household income ($57,036 vs $45,300 in Hartford). Hartford has the higher median home value ($217,200 vs $207,300 in New Britain).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	New Britain
Population	119,970	73,301
Median age	33.4 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,300	$57,036
Median home value	$217,200	$207,300
Median gross rent	$1,221	$1,187
Housing units	56,626	32,499
Homeownership rate	25.7%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	New Britain
Population	123,088 → 119,970 (-2.5%)	72,767 → 73,301 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$36,278 → $45,300 (+24.9%)	$46,499 → $57,036 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $217,200 (+31.4%)	$160,800 → $207,300 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,221 (+24.0%)	$1,025 → $1,187 (+15.8%)

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

New Britain

Population

72,76773,301

Median household income

$46,499$57,036

Median home value

$160,800$207,300

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,187

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartford	New Britain
Under 5	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	13.5%	13.4%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.0%
75 and over	4.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	New Britain
White (non-Hispanic)	15.9%	39.8%
Black or African American	33.8%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	44.8%	42.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	New Britain
No high school diploma	25.7%	18.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	New Britain
Drove alone	61.0%	73.8%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.3%
Public transit	11.8%	3.3%
Walked	4.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.1%	7.5%
Other means	2.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	New Britain
1-unit, detached	15.3%	31.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	36.3%	36.6%
5 to 19 units	19.5%	14.6%
20 or more units	24.2%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	New Britain
Poverty rate	25.5%	18.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1953	1956