Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

65 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 621,232
Median household income: $124,553
Median home value: $625,400

Western Connecticut Planning Region is a county in Connecticut with a population of 621,232. 65 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $124,553 is above the Connecticut median ($93,760).

From 2022 to 2023, Western Connecticut Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 620,666 to 621,232, while its median household income rose 4.7% from $118,930 to $124,553.

61.5% of workers drive to work alone. 57.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 621,232
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $124,553
Median home value: $625,400
Median gross rent: $2,060
Housing units: 250,108
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

620,666621,232

Median household income

$118,930$124,553

Median home value

$595,600$625,400

Median gross rent

$1,952$2,060

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	620,666	$118,930	$595,600	$1,952
2023	621,232	$124,553	$625,400	$2,060

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33,008	5.3%
5 to 17	103,363	16.6%
18 to 24	51,335	8.3%
25 to 34	71,864	11.6%
35 to 44	79,703	12.8%
45 to 54	85,714	13.8%
55 to 64	90,531	14.6%
65 to 74	60,614	9.8%
75 and over	45,100	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	371,057	59.7%
Black or African American	60,864	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	502	0.1%
Asian	33,076	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	184	0.0%
Some other race	5,839	0.9%
Two or more races	25,845	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	123,865	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36,059	8.3%
High school graduate	78,123	18.0%
Some college or associate's	80,706	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	129,315	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	109,323	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit7.4%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	195,017	61.5%
Carpooled	24,524	7.7%
Public transit	23,306	7.4%
Walked	8,304	2.6%
Bicycle	473	0.1%
Worked from home	60,491	19.1%
Other means	4,855	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64,161	25.0%
15 to 29 min	84,920	33.1%
30 to 44 min	47,043	18.3%
45 to 59 min	19,903	7.8%
60+ min	40,452	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.4% (45,372 of 614,492)

	Count	Share
Family households	160,796	69.2%
Nonfamily households	71,483	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232,279	92.9%
Vacant	17,829	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	153,760	66.2%
Renter-occupied	78,519	33.8%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	144,250	57.7%
1-unit, attached	17,897	7.2%
2 to 4 units	31,061	12.4%
5 to 19 units	18,798	7.5%
20 or more units	37,165	14.9%
Mobile home & other	937	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 09190
State: Connecticut
Land area: 532 sq mi
Water area: 116 sq mi
Center point: 41.2791, -73.4466