Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 112,848
Median household income: $91,035
Median home value: $311,700

Northwest Hills Planning Region is a county in Connecticut with a population of 112,848. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $91,035, its median household income sits in line with Connecticut's $93,760.

Between 2022 and 2023, Northwest Hills Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 112,696 to 112,848, while its median household income rose 3.5% from $87,971 to $91,035.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 112,848
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $91,035
Median home value: $311,700
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 55,665
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

112,696112,848

Median household income

$87,971$91,035

Median home value

$296,800$311,700

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	112,696	$87,971	$296,800	$1,149
2023	112,848	$91,035	$311,700	$1,169

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,786	4.2%
5 to 17	15,614	13.8%
18 to 24	8,000	7.1%
25 to 34	12,781	11.3%
35 to 44	13,061	11.6%
45 to 54	14,612	12.9%
55 to 64	18,893	16.7%
65 to 74	14,780	13.1%
75 and over	10,321	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93,305	82.7%
Black or African American	2,826	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.0%
Asian	2,457	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	682	0.6%
Two or more races	4,106	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,442	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,016	5.9%
High school graduate	23,710	28.1%
Some college or associate's	22,458	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	19,137	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14,127	16.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42,246	73.4%
Carpooled	3,890	6.8%
Public transit	715	1.2%
Walked	1,853	3.2%
Bicycle	133	0.2%
Worked from home	8,148	14.2%
Other means	583	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,421	29.2%
15 to 29 min	15,101	30.6%
30 to 44 min	9,937	20.1%
45 to 59 min	4,739	9.6%
60+ min	5,222	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 9.2% (10,224 of 111,434)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,109	64.0%
Nonfamily households	16,926	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	47,035	84.5%
Vacant	8,630	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,683	75.9%
Renter-occupied	11,352	24.1%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41,759	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2,127	3.8%
2 to 4 units	7,054	12.7%
5 to 19 units	2,676	4.8%
20 or more units	1,860	3.3%
Mobile home & other	189	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 09160
State: Connecticut
Land area: 787 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 41.8548, -73.2215