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Western Connecticut Planning Region

County in Connecticut. 627,071 residents. 1,378 km² of land (532 sq mi).

Rents

Median gross rent

$2,110USD per month, ± $34

Connecticut $1,488, U.S. $1,413

2020–2024.

Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

By number of bedrooms

Home sizeMedian rent, USD per month
Studio (no bedroom)$1,351 ± $100
1 bedroom$1,863 ± $55
2 bedrooms$2,221 ± $46
3 bedrooms$2,425 ± $82
4 bedrooms$3,163 ± $242
5 or more bedrooms$3,501+

2020–2024. The publisher reports only that the figure is at or above this amount. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Home prices

Median home value

$652,900USD, ± $8,528

Connecticut $366,900, U.S. $332,700

2020–2024.

The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Work and pay

Average wage

$62.05$2,482$10,755USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month

Connecticut $42.08$1,683$7,293, U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301

2024.

Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.

Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.

Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Employment

287,189jobs

2024.

Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

By industry sector

SectorWage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per monthJobs, private sectorEstablishments
Health care and social assistance$37.75$1,510$6,54344,0142,246
Retail trade$25.45$1,018$4,41133,5782,352
Finance and insurance$215.15$8,606$37,29325,5111,704
Professional, scientific, and technical services$83.98$3,359$14,55624,0272,675
Accommodation and food services$17.50$700$3,03323,9071,842
Administrative and support and waste management services$46.55$1,862$8,06915,7151,406
Manufacturing$62.63$2,505$10,85513,621490
Other services (except public administration)$26.68$1,067$4,62413,0581,930
Information$92.23$3,689$15,98611,258460
Wholesale trade$76.98$3,079$13,3429,943806
Construction$41.00$1,640$7,1079,8801,686
Management of companies and enterprises$119.75$4,790$20,7579,362172
Arts, entertainment, and recreation$24.30$972$4,2128,104514
Educational services$32.25$1,290$5,5906,196428
Transportation and warehousing$45.68$1,827$7,9174,857334
Real estate and rental and leasing$61.63$2,465$10,6824,228830
Utilities$85.30$3,412$14,78573432
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingwithheldwithheld18
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionwithheldwithheld5

Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Businesses

Business establishments

19,955establishments

2023.

Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Business establishments per 1,000 residents

31.8per 1,000 residents

Connecticut 24.6, U.S. 25.0

2023.

The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Energy

Residential electricity price

Published for states only. See Connecticut

Residential natural gas price

Published for states only. See Connecticut

People

Population

627,071people

2020–2024.

Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Population density

455.0people per km²

Connecticut 289.0, U.S. 36.6

2020–2024.

Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages

People speaking a language other than English at home

29.7%% of people aged 5 and over

Connecticut 23.4%, U.S. 22.3%

2020–2024.

Says nothing about English ability: many of these people also speak English very well. Based on a sample survey with large margins of error for census tracts; no margin of error is given for the share.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from ACS table C16001: population aged 5 and over minus people who speak only English at home, divided by the population aged 5 and over, times 100. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Languages spoken at home

Language groupSharePeople
English only70.3%417,433 ± 3,479
Spanish15.8%93,747 ± 2,058
Other Indo-European languages6.0%35,518 ± 2,654
French, Haitian or Cajun2.0%11,801 ± 1,384
Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages1.7%10,144 ± 1,216
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1.2%7,347 ± 982
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages0.9%5,154 ± 785
Other and unspecified languages0.5%3,162 ± 724
German or other West Germanic languages0.5%2,934 ± 506
Arabic0.4%2,217 ± 603
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%2,062 ± 476
Korean0.2%1,260 ± 402
Vietnamese0.1%855 ± 272

2020–2024. Of 593,634 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.