South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 566,803
Median household income: $86,266
Median home value: $328,300

Home to 566,803 residents, South Central Connecticut Planning Region is one of Connecticut's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,266 runs below the Connecticut figure of $93,760.

From 2022 to 2023, South Central Connecticut Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 571,298 to 566,803, while its median household income rose 3.2% from $83,617 to $86,266.

The median gross rent is $1,463. 41.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 566,803
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,266
Median home value: $328,300
Median gross rent: $1,463
Housing units: 247,217
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

571,298566,803

Median household income

$83,617$86,266

Median home value

$309,600$328,300

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,463

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	571,298	$83,617	$309,600	$1,408
2023	566,803	$86,266	$328,300	$1,463

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28,367	5.0%
5 to 17	83,793	14.8%
18 to 24	57,718	10.2%
25 to 34	74,848	13.2%
35 to 44	69,342	12.2%
45 to 54	70,353	12.4%
55 to 64	79,258	14.0%
65 to 74	59,514	10.5%
75 and over	43,610	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	337,620	59.6%
Black or African American	73,955	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	390	0.1%
Asian	24,651	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	102	0.0%
Some other race	3,935	0.7%
Two or more races	17,877	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108,273	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33,077	8.3%
High school graduate	110,944	28.0%
Some college or associate's	89,881	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	84,323	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	78,700	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit3.1%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	200,099	71.1%
Carpooled	20,704	7.4%
Public transit	8,719	3.1%
Walked	11,549	4.1%
Bicycle	1,523	0.5%
Worked from home	35,875	12.7%
Other means	3,129	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68,515	27.9%
15 to 29 min	105,916	43.1%
30 to 44 min	42,649	17.4%
45 to 59 min	12,946	5.3%
60+ min	15,697	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 11.6% (63,456 of 547,777)

	Count	Share
Family households	140,148	61.5%
Nonfamily households	87,591	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	227,739	92.1%
Vacant	19,478	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137,908	60.6%
Renter-occupied	89,831	39.4%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units19.5%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	131,880	53.3%
1-unit, attached	14,096	5.7%
2 to 4 units	48,131	19.5%
5 to 19 units	21,576	8.7%
20 or more units	30,304	12.3%
Mobile home & other	1,230	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 09170
State: Connecticut
Land area: 367 sq mi
Water area: 252 sq mi
Center point: 41.2902, -72.8370