2022 population: 176,622 ( 937 from 2010 , 2,401 from 2020)
Land area: 424.1 square miles
Population density: 416.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	144,573	81.85%	5.3%
Black:	8,768	4.96%	20.2%
Indian:	393	0.22%	77.0%
Asian:	6,002	3.40%	35.2%
2+ races:	3,510	1.99%	27.2%
Hispanic:	13,376	7.57%	66.0%

Total non-White:	32,049	18.15%	38.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,195	9.2
Deaths:	4,180	12.0
Net Migration:	3,003	8.6
Net Immigration:	467	1.3

Change in White population:	-8,034	-4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,971	5.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
175,685
152,607	86.86%
7,294	4.15%
222	0.13%
4,438	2.53%
2,759	1.57%
8,059	4.59%
23,078	13.14%

2000
164,493
148,099	90.03%
6,510	3.96%
234	0.14%
2,369	1.44%
2,400	1.46%
4,669	2.84%
16,394	9.97%

1990
151,680
141,410	93.23%
5,920	3.90%
232	0.15%
1,437	0.95%
n/a
2,681	1.77%
10,270	6.77%

1980
136,998
129,258	94.35%
4,866	3.55%
274	0.20%
619	0.45%
n/a
1,979	1.44%
7,740	5.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
0	0.0
0	0.0
0	0.0
0	0.0

4,508	2.7
6,684	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
0	0.0
0	0.0
0	0.0
0	0.0

6,689	4.4
6,124	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
0	0.0
0	0.0
0	0.0
n/a

12,152	8.9
2,530	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.6
30,301	17.2%
146,321	82.8%
36,544	20.7%

73,084
2.30

46,065	63.0%
37,159	80.7%
3,677	8.0%
27,019	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
37,145	21.1%
138,540	78.9%
27,819	15.8%

71,407
2.39

46,653	65.3%
37,352	80.1%
3,553	7.6%
24,754	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
38,162	23.2%
126,331	76.8%
22,686	13.8%

65,126
2.43

43,390	66.6%
35,889	82.7%
3,033	7.0%
21,736	33.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
33,190	21.9%
118,490	78.1%
20,125	13.3%

58,097
2.51

40,631	69.9%
34,164	84.1%
2,278	5.6%
17,466	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
35,837	26.2%
101,161	73.8%
16,317	11.9%

48,945
2.70

36,298	74.2%
31,236	86.1%
2,170	6.0%
12,647	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,463	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,699	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,694	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,887	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,117	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,015	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,579	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,937	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,070	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,248	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,876	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,049	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,525	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,931	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,778	13.4%
$200,000 or more	12,216	16.7%

Median Household Income	99,742
Per Capita Income	54,712

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	0
Compared to U.S.	0

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,398	3.3%
Public Assistance	1,533	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,067	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	80,714	77.3%
Unemployed	3,282	3.1%
In Armed Forces	177	0.2%

Total Labor Force	84,173	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	20,194	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,712	27,750	54.9%
Non-Profit	3,653	6,724	35.2%
Self-Employed	6,048	3,403	64.0%

Local Government	3,154	4,597	40.7%
State Government	2,061	2,192	48.5%
Federal Government	784	595	56.9%

Total Private + Self	39,760	31,153	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,652	14,108	40.6%
Total	49,412	45,261	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,431	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,824	19.9%
Professional, Technical	28,174	29.7%
Service Occupations	14,124	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	192	0.2%
All others	15,243	16.1%

White Collar		69.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,640	14.4%
Educational services	12,370	13.0%
Manufacturing	10,597	11.2%
Retail trade	9,552	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,922	8.4%
Finance and insurance	6,441	6.8%
Construction	6,336	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,301	5.6%
Public administration	3,819	4.0%
Other services	3,648	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,354	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,971	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,563	2.7%
Wholesale trade	1,903	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,448	1.5%
Information	1,448	1.5%
Utilities	839	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	506	0.5%
Management	94	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	44	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,010	0.58%
Puerto Rican	6,035	3.44%
Cuban	489	0.28%
Dominican	412	0.24%

Total Central American	843	0.48%
Costa Rican	20	0.01%
Guatemalan	91	0.05%
Honduran	325	0.19%
Nicaraguan	10	0.01%
Panamanian	20	0.01%
Salvadoran	362	0.21%
Other Central American	15	0.01%

Total South American	2,216	1.26%
Argentinean	125	0.07%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	227	0.13%
Colombian	466	0.27%
Ecuadorian	998	0.57%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	298	0.17%
Uruguayan	7	0.00%
Venezuelan	26	0.01%
Other South American	61	0.03%

Other Hispanic	1,291	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,732	0.99%
Chinese	1,631	0.93%
Filipino	498	0.28%
Vietnamese	456	0.26%
Cambodian	316	0.18%
Korean	304	0.17%
Japanese	142	0.08%
Taiwanese	86	0.05%
Thai	69	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	150,534	89.6%
Spanish	6,293	3.7%
Other Indo-European	4,141	2.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,050	1.2%
Chinese	1,054	0.6%
Other Asian	1,034	0.6%
Other	824	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	717	0.4%
German, other Germanic	472	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	35,286	20.1%
Irish	34,211	19.5%
English	21,329	12.2%
German	21,103	12.0%
Polish	17,091	9.8%
French	8,003	4.6%
American	7,246	4.1%
Swedish	5,169	2.9%
French Canadian	4,610	2.6%
Scottish	3,821	2.2%
European	2,387	1.4%
Russian	2,164	1.2%
Dutch	2,152	1.2%
Lithuanian	1,604	0.9%
Portuguese	1,544	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,138	97.1%
Not a citizen	5,106	2.9%

Native	161,267	92.0%
Foreign-born	13,977	8.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	82,618
Median Value	$341,300

Occupied	73,084	88.5%
Vacant	9,534	11.5%

Owned	54,922	75.1%
Rented	18,162	24.9%
Median Rent	$1,345

Single-Family Units	62,564	75.7%
Detached	59,160	71.6%
Attached	3,404	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,100	13.4%
Mobile Homes	922	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
2,319	1.8%	3,775	2.9%	30,676	23.8%	33,814	26.2%	32,151	24.9%	26,225	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,319	1.8%
9-12 Years	3,775	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,676	23.8%
Some College	33,814	26.2%
Bach. Degree	32,151	24.9%
Grad Degree	26,225	20.3%
Average years of education: 14.4

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

2022 Housing Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Historical Labor Force Data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
Data not available