Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 279,025
Median household income: $84,185
Median home value: $293,900

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut counts 279,025 residents. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $84,185 is below the Connecticut median ($93,760).

Between 2022 and 2023, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 280,293 to 279,025, while its median household income rose 4.8% from $80,330 to $84,185.

76.3% of workers drive to work alone. 61.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 279,025
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $84,185
Median home value: $293,900
Median gross rent: $1,316
Housing units: 125,728
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

280,293279,025

Median household income

$80,330$84,185

Median home value

$275,900$293,900

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,316

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	280,293	$80,330	$275,900	$1,254
2023	279,025	$84,185	$293,900	$1,316

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,480	4.8%
5 to 17	41,141	14.7%
18 to 24	27,280	9.8%
25 to 34	36,571	13.1%
35 to 44	33,072	11.9%
45 to 54	33,540	12.0%
55 to 64	40,798	14.6%
65 to 74	31,090	11.1%
75 and over	22,053	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	199,002	71.3%
Black or African American	13,847	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,011	0.4%
Asian	10,292	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,494	0.5%
Two or more races	12,438	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40,941	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,503	7.4%
High school graduate	57,503	29.2%
Some college or associate's	56,840	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	37,885	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30,393	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104,742	76.3%
Carpooled	10,425	7.6%
Public transit	1,793	1.3%
Walked	3,864	2.8%
Bicycle	242	0.2%
Worked from home	14,545	10.6%
Other means	1,696	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35,297	28.8%
15 to 29 min	49,446	40.3%
30 to 44 min	22,678	18.5%
45 to 59 min	7,212	5.9%
60+ min	8,129	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 10.6% (28,317 of 268,371)

	Count	Share
Family households	71,258	62.2%
Nonfamily households	43,319	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	114,577	91.1%
Vacant	11,151	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74,923	65.4%
Renter-occupied	39,654	34.6%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	77,299	61.5%
1-unit, attached	6,325	5.0%
2 to 4 units	18,774	14.9%
5 to 19 units	12,467	9.9%
20 or more units	7,684	6.1%
Mobile home & other	3,179	2.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 09180
State: Connecticut
Land area: 598 sq mi
Water area: 84 sq mi
Center point: 41.4848, -72.1017