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Connecticut (CT)Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford860959

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro * 175.3K residents

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175.3K

Population

$107.5K

Median income

per household

$378.2K

Home value

6.8%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $107.5K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $378.2K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 6.8% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

6 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$107.5K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$378.2K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

6.8%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

50.4%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

21.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

17.1%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.5×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
21.9%
$50–100k
26.1%
$100–200k
32.6%
$200k+
19.4%
See Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro economy →See CT state economy →

Health

6 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

29.0%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

9.4%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

9.8%

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

89.8%

U.S.

77.4%

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

Map

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

Population

175.3K

Area

424.1 sq mi

Density

413.4/sq mi

Neighbors

Capitol Planning Region, CTSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTSuffolk County, NY
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.