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Connecticut (CT)Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford860959

Capitol Planning Region, CT

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro * 977.4K residents

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977.4K

Population

$100.9K

Median income

per household

$318.3K

Home value

10.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $100.9K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $318.3K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 10.3%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

4 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$100.9K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$318.3K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

10.3%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

51.3%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

27.1%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

18.0%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.2×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
27.8%
$50–100k
25.6%
$100–200k
29.0%
$200k+
17.6%
See Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro economy →See CT state economy →

Health

4 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

31.9%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

11.0%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

11.1%

U.S.

12.8%

See Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro health data →See CT state health data →

Connectivity

1 of 1 metrics better than U.S.

5G available

95.0%

U.S.

77.4%

See Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro connectivity →See CT state connectivity →

Map

Capitol Planning Region, CT

Population

977.4K

Area

1K sq mi

Density

951.4/sq mi

Neighbors

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTNaugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNorthwest Hills Planning Region, CTSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTHampden County, MA
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.