2022 population: 623,690 ( 34,555 from 2010 , 3,159 from 2020)
Land area: 532.1 square miles
Population density: 1172.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	382,439	61.32%	9.6%
Black:	63,423	10.17%	73.9%
Indian:	908	0.15%	63.3%
Asian:	36,558	5.86%	18.4%
2+ races:	9,739	1.56%	12.2%
Hispanic:	130,623	20.94%	51.9%

Total non-White:	241,251	38.68%	45.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,137	11.4
Deaths:	12,185	9.8
Net Migration:	-5,055	-4.1
Net Immigration:	5,819	4.7

Change in White population:	-40,793	-6.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	75,348	12.8

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
589,135
423,232	71.84%
36,480	6.19%
556	0.09%
30,869	5.24%
8,677	1.47%
85,971	14.59%
165,903	28.16%

2000
565,804
442,888	78.28%
38,077	6.73%
741	0.13%
20,395	3.60%
8,515	1.50%
52,972	9.36%
122,916	21.72%

1990
517,802
439,903	84.96%
37,889	7.32%
534	0.10%
12,017	2.32%
n/a
27,459	5.30%
77,899	15.04%

1980
495,915
442,784	89.29%
31,545	6.36%
463	0.09%
4,820	0.97%
n/a
16,021	3.23%
53,131	10.71%

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

-19,656	-3.5
42,987	7.6

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

2,985	0.6
45,017	8.7

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

-2,881	-0.6
24,768	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Western Connecticut 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
41.1
138,162	22.2%
485,528	77.8%
100,665	16.1%

230,507
2.66

160,078	69.4%
126,410	79.0%
11,768	7.4%
70,429	30.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
146,875	24.9%
442,260	75.1%
78,317	13.3%

217,729
2.66

151,532	69.6%
121,691	80.3%
11,450	7.6%
66,197	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
143,116	25.3%
422,688	74.7%
70,490	12.5%

209,447
2.66

148,287	70.8%
122,735	82.8%
9,719	6.6%
61,160	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
115,012	22.2%
402,790	77.8%
62,544	12.1%

192,107
2.65

139,531	72.6%
116,562	83.5%
8,043	5.8%
52,576	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
134,863	27.2%
361,052	72.8%
52,723	10.6%

173,008
2.83

132,896	76.8%
113,191	85.2%
8,729	6.6%
40,112	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,893	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,141	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,191	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,026	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,881	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,855	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,594	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,015	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,380	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,389	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,342	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,681	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,416	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	16,253	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	25,675	11.1%
$200,000 or more	68,775	29.8%

Median Household Income	118,930
Per Capita Income	76,090

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,640	2.9%
Public Assistance	4,162	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,175	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	233,015	73.7%
Unemployed	13,301	4.2%
In Armed Forces	167	0.1%

Total Labor Force	246,483	77.9%
Not in Labor Force	69,838	22.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	125,026	96,055	56.6%
Non-Profit	9,813	18,605	34.5%
Self-Employed	25,547	16,152	61.3%

Local Government	7,163	12,886	35.7%
State Government	2,596	3,827	40.4%
Federal Government	2,044	1,540	57.0%

Total Private + Self	150,573	112,207	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21,616	36,858	37.0%
Total	172,189	149,065	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	80,519	25.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	66,166	20.5%
Professional, Technical	82,022	25.5%
Service Occupations	48,980	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	379	0.1%
All others	44,356	13.8%

White Collar		71.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	41,320	12.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	36,163	11.2%
Finance and insurance	33,134	10.3%
Retail trade	32,977	10.2%
Educational services	26,599	8.3%
Manufacturing	24,353	7.6%
Construction	21,569	6.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17,638	5.5%
Other services	16,815	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	16,016	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	9,897	3.1%
Information	9,385	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,586	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,489	2.6%
Wholesale trade	8,046	2.5%
Public administration	7,915	2.5%
Utilities	1,647	0.5%
Management	787	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	478	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	229	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,720	2.37%
Puerto Rican	18,196	2.93%
Cuban	2,815	0.45%
Dominican	14,216	2.29%

Total Central American	23,661	3.81%
Costa Rican	2,235	0.36%
Guatemalan	14,276	2.30%
Honduran	4,106	0.66%
Nicaraguan	502	0.08%
Panamanian	289	0.05%
Salvadoran	1,826	0.29%
Other Central American	427	0.07%

Total South American	41,919	6.75%
Argentinean	2,165	0.35%
Bolivian	738	0.12%
Chilean	1,314	0.21%
Colombian	11,087	1.79%
Ecuadorian	17,136	2.76%
Paraguayan	241	0.04%
Peruvian	6,050	0.97%
Uruguayan	924	0.15%
Venezuelan	1,955	0.31%
Other South American	309	0.05%

Other Hispanic	9,357	1.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	12,652	2.04%
Chinese	8,698	1.40%
Filipino	2,478	0.40%
Korean	2,098	0.34%
Japanese	1,327	0.21%
Cambodian	804	0.13%
Vietnamese	691	0.11%
Bangladeshi	568	0.09%
Taiwanese	514	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	416,736	70.9%
Spanish	92,864	15.8%
Other Indo-European	33,437	5.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11,186	1.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9,048	1.5%
Chinese	7,502	1.3%
Other Asian	5,236	0.9%
German, other Germanic	3,299	0.6%
Other	3,181	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	92,897	15.0%
Irish	87,181	14.0%
German	55,529	8.9%
English	52,097	8.4%
American	29,522	4.8%
Polish	25,364	4.1%
French	11,798	1.9%
Russian	11,157	1.8%
Brazilian	9,436	1.5%
Scottish	9,311	1.5%
Jamaican	8,847	1.4%
European	8,641	1.4%
Portuguese	7,508	1.2%
Greek	7,316	1.2%
Haitian	7,081	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	551,405	88.8%
Not a citizen	69,261	11.2%

Native	476,838	76.8%
Foreign-born	143,828	23.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	248,939
Median Value	$595,600

Occupied	230,507	92.6%
Vacant	18,432	7.4%

Owned	152,404	66.1%
Rented	78,103	33.9%
Median Rent	$1,952

Single-Family Units	161,639	64.9%
Detached	143,930	57.8%
Attached	17,709	7.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	53,866	21.6%
Mobile Homes	857	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
19,871	4.6%	16,038	3.7%	79,350	18.5%	81,207	18.9%	126,881	29.6%	105,949	24.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	19,871	4.6%
9-12 Years	16,038	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	79,350	18.5%
Some College	81,207	18.9%
Bach. Degree	126,881	29.6%
Grad Degree	105,949	24.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

2022 Housing Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Historical Labor Force Data for Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

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