place

West Hartford, CT

Demographic and economic profile of West Hartford, CT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

63,809

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$129,890

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

West Hartford added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone44,336 (69.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,398 (8.5%)
  • Asian Alone4,953 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,973 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,715 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,095 (3.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,398
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,583
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,357
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island966
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)917

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

2,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$69,770

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care10,448
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate4,754
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management4,531
  4. 4.Manufacturing3,599
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation2,477

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations21,911
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,071
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,898
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,046
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations800

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.11×)4,754
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.33×)840
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.32×)10,448
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.09×)4,531
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.07×)3,599

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$391,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,665/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,475 (25.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,793 (21.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,539 (19.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,671 (15.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,320 (7.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999878 (4.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

66.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$71,304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,997 (69.2%)
  • Worked at Home6,584 (19.8%)
  • Carpooled2,108 (6.3%)
  • Public Transit519 (1.6%)
  • Walked466 (1.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other386 (1.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.