Hartford

In Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 119,970
Median household income: $45,300
Median home value: $217,200

Hartford, a community in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, has 119,970 residents. At $45,300, its median household income sits below Capitol Planning Region's $91,541.

From 2019 to 2023, Hartford's population declined 2.5% from 123,088 to 119,970, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $165,300 to $217,200.

The median gross rent is $1,221. 18.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 119,970
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,300
Median home value: $217,200
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 56,626
Homeownership rate: 25.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

123,088119,970

Median household income

$36,278$45,300

Median home value

$165,300$217,200

Median gross rent

$985$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	123,088	$36,278	$165,300	$985
2020	122,549	$36,154	$170,200	$1,004
2021	121,562	$37,477	$172,100	$1,057
2022	121,057	$41,841	$198,900	$1,154
2023	119,970	$45,300	$217,200	$1,221

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,085	5.1%
5 to 17	21,860	18.2%
18 to 24	16,178	13.5%
25 to 34	18,729	15.6%
35 to 44	16,421	13.7%
45 to 54	14,429	12.0%
55 to 64	12,529	10.4%
65 to 74	8,544	7.1%
75 and over	5,195	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,132	15.9%
Black or African American	40,490	33.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.1%
Asian	2,698	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	72	0.1%
Some other race	895	0.7%
Two or more races	2,899	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53,687	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.7%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,498	25.7%
High school graduate	24,194	31.9%
Some college or associate's	18,307	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	7,828	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,020	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone61.0%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit11.8%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,803	61.0%
Carpooled	5,954	11.4%
Public transit	6,171	11.8%
Walked	2,527	4.8%
Bicycle	206	0.4%
Worked from home	4,239	8.1%
Other means	1,214	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,737	28.7%
15 to 29 min	22,499	47.0%
30 to 44 min	6,949	14.5%
45 to 59 min	1,950	4.1%
60+ min	2,740	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 25.5% (28,959 of 113,726)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,291	53.6%
Nonfamily households	22,732	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,023	86.6%
Vacant	7,603	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,621	25.7%
Renter-occupied	36,402	74.3%

1-unit, detached15.3%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units36.3%

5 to 19 units19.5%

20 or more units24.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,663	15.3%
1-unit, attached	2,570	4.5%
2 to 4 units	20,530	36.3%
5 to 19 units	11,063	19.5%
20 or more units	13,683	24.2%
Mobile home & other	117	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0937000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 41.7659, -72.6816