Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 95,829
Median household income: $87,564
Median home value: $281,300

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut counts 95,829 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,564 is below the Connecticut median ($93,760).

From 2022 to 2023, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 95,687 to 95,829, while its median household income rose 5.3% from $83,119 to $87,564.

The median resident is 43.9 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 95,829
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $87,564
Median home value: $281,300
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 41,629
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

95,68795,829

Median household income

$83,119$87,564

Median home value

$268,500$281,300

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	95,687	$83,119	$268,500	$1,119
2023	95,829	$87,564	$281,300	$1,153

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,399	4.6%
5 to 17	13,437	14.0%
18 to 24	6,985	7.3%
25 to 34	12,034	12.6%
35 to 44	12,197	12.7%
45 to 54	12,889	13.4%
55 to 64	15,636	16.3%
65 to 74	10,998	11.5%
75 and over	7,254	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83,553	87.2%
Black or African American	1,611	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.1%
Asian	1,304	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	86	0.1%
Some other race	313	0.3%
Two or more races	4,067	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,839	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,606	7.9%
High school graduate	25,008	35.2%
Some college or associate's	21,819	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	10,581	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,994	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38,909	81.4%
Carpooled	2,991	6.3%
Public transit	68	0.1%
Walked	299	0.6%
Bicycle	57	0.1%
Worked from home	5,077	10.6%
Other means	383	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,034	23.5%
15 to 29 min	13,656	32.0%
30 to 44 min	9,335	21.9%
45 to 59 min	4,731	11.1%
60+ min	4,951	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 8.6% (8,137 of 94,748)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,276	67.1%
Nonfamily households	12,879	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,155	94.1%
Vacant	2,474	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,835	76.2%
Renter-occupied	9,320	23.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,861	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1,785	4.3%
2 to 4 units	5,192	12.5%
5 to 19 units	2,346	5.6%
20 or more units	822	2.0%
Mobile home & other	623	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 09150
State: Connecticut
Land area: 554 sq mi
Water area: 9.26 sq mi
Center point: 41.8424, -71.9727