New Haven

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 132,893
Median household income: $53,771
Median home value: $249,000

New Haven is a community in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 132,893 residents. At $53,771, its median household income sits below South Central Connecticut Planning Region's $86,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Haven's population grew 2.0% from 130,331 to 132,893, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $199,000 to $249,000.

The median gross rent is $1,442. 37.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 132,893
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,771
Median home value: $249,000
Median gross rent: $1,442
Housing units: 59,626
Homeownership rate: 28.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

130,331132,893

Median household income

$42,222$53,771

Median home value

$199,000$249,000

Median gross rent

$1,196$1,442

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	130,331	$42,222	$199,000	$1,196
2020	130,381	$44,507	$205,100	$1,219
2021	133,874	$48,973	$207,600	$1,267
2022	135,736	$54,305	$236,500	$1,402
2023	132,893	$53,771	$249,000	$1,442

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,938	6.0%
5 to 17	20,772	15.6%
18 to 24	19,742	14.9%
25 to 34	24,600	18.5%
35 to 44	17,148	12.9%
45 to 54	14,959	11.3%
55 to 64	12,156	9.1%
65 to 74	9,510	7.2%
75 and over	6,068	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,974	29.3%
Black or African American	38,597	29.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	76	0.1%
Asian	6,774	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,903	1.4%
Two or more races	5,066	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41,503	31.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,853	14.0%
High school graduate	24,583	29.1%
Some college or associate's	16,139	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,643	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17,223	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone58.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit6.9%

Walked12.0%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,156	58.1%
Carpooled	4,661	7.5%
Public transit	4,288	6.9%
Walked	7,489	12.0%
Bicycle	941	1.5%
Worked from home	7,603	12.2%
Other means	1,144	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,988	32.9%
15 to 29 min	24,053	44.0%
30 to 44 min	7,503	13.7%
45 to 59 min	2,464	4.5%
60+ min	2,671	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 25.0% (31,269 of 125,166)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,928	50.4%
Nonfamily households	26,496	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	53,424	89.6%
Vacant	6,202	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,157	28.4%
Renter-occupied	38,267	71.6%

1-unit, detached19.8%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units40.9%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units21.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,833	19.8%
1-unit, attached	3,184	5.3%
2 to 4 units	24,370	40.9%
5 to 19 units	7,309	12.3%
20 or more units	12,717	21.3%
Mobile home & other	213	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0952000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 1.44 sq mi
Center point: 41.3108, -72.9250