Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

35 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 969,029
Median household income: $91,541
Median home value: $298,200

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut counts 969,029 residents. 35 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $91,541 runs in line with the Connecticut figure of $93,760.

From 2022 to 2023, Capitol Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 977,165 to 969,029, while its median household income rose 3.8% from $88,190 to $91,541.

72.1% of workers drive to work alone. 56.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 969,029
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $91,541
Median home value: $298,200
Median gross rent: $1,351
Housing units: 415,269
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

977,165969,029

Median household income

$88,190$91,541

Median home value

$283,800$298,200

Median gross rent

$1,297$1,351

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	977,165	$88,190	$283,800	$1,297
2023	969,029	$91,541	$298,200	$1,351

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49,427	5.1%
5 to 17	148,495	15.3%
18 to 24	95,256	9.8%
25 to 34	125,901	13.0%
35 to 44	124,288	12.8%
45 to 54	120,303	12.4%
55 to 64	133,852	13.8%
65 to 74	98,478	10.2%
75 and over	73,029	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	590,481	60.9%
Black or African American	111,597	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	747	0.1%
Asian	56,485	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	384	0.0%
Some other race	5,952	0.6%
Two or more races	34,944	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	168,439	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59,710	8.8%
High school graduate	169,580	25.1%
Some college or associate's	166,158	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	154,618	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	125,785	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit2.6%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349,982	72.1%
Carpooled	33,793	7.0%
Public transit	12,706	2.6%
Walked	8,784	1.8%
Bicycle	844	0.2%
Worked from home	73,886	15.2%
Other means	5,620	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	110,223	26.8%
15 to 29 min	177,874	43.2%
30 to 44 min	83,423	20.3%
45 to 59 min	20,059	4.9%
60+ min	20,150	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 10.3% (96,546 of 939,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	245,694	63.1%
Nonfamily households	143,392	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389,086	93.7%
Vacant	26,183	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	254,424	65.4%
Renter-occupied	134,662	34.6%

1-unit, detached56.5%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	234,805	56.5%
1-unit, attached	25,839	6.2%
2 to 4 units	66,437	16.0%
5 to 19 units	42,414	10.2%
20 or more units	43,225	10.4%
Mobile home & other	2,549	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 09110
State: Connecticut
Land area: 1,027 sq mi
Water area: 19 sq mi
Center point: 41.8170, -72.5759