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Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area is $49,705, which is higher than the state average of $36,775 and is much higher than the national average of $27,334. Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area median household income is $109,008. On average Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area residents spend 30.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #19

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	49,705 USD
Connecticut	36,775 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	47,831 USD
Connecticut	36,787 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	67,148 USD
Connecticut	44,959 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	36,878 USD
Connecticut	30,228 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #18

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	109,008 USD
Connecticut	67,740 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	136,571 USD
Connecticut	94,306 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	41.47%	$17,624, see rank	30.93%	$19,321	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	26.38%	$20,321, see rank	28.26%	$16,613	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.83%	$7,143, see rank	2.63%	$4,246	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	20.87%	$28,935, see rank	17.80%	$23,259	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	127,617 USD
Connecticut	84,170 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	157,182 USD
Connecticut	112,576 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$107,378, see rank	$72,889	$54,999
Black	$109,653, see rank	$43,587	$35,194
Hispanic	$90,139, see rank	$39,536	$41,534
Asian	$142,031, see rank	$80,893	$68,950
Two or More Races	$93,542, see rank	$51,051	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$46,375, see rank	$31,483	$26,465
25 to 44	$106,477, see rank	$73,744	$57,132
45 to 64	$129,697, see rank	$84,875	$63,398
65 or over	$64,214, see rank	$39,360	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Employment Status

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,747	see rank	2,820,837	238,733,844
Male¹	5,954	46.71%, see rank	47.97%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,753	79.83%, see rank	73.84%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	10	0.17%, see rank	0.60%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4,743	79.66%, see rank	73.25%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,433	93.46%, see rank	92.17%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	310	6.54%, see rank	7.83%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,201	20.17%, see rank	26.16%	29.08%
Female¹	6,793	53.29%, see rank	52.03%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,280	63.01%, see rank	62.73%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,280	63.01%, see rank	62.67%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,145	96.85%, see rank	92.64%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	135	3.15%, see rank	7.36%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,513	36.99%, see rank	37.27%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Commuting to Work

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,422	100%	1,726,096	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,102	84.33%, see rank	79.06%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	462	5.49%, see rank	8.32%	10.35%
Public Transportation	292	3.47%, see rank	4.42%	4.94%
Walked	53	0.63%, see rank	3.01%	2.85%
Other Means	65	0.77%, see rank	1.24%	1.72%
Worked at Home	448	5.32%, see rank	3.94%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	30.3 minutes
Connecticut	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,578	-	1,765,549	141,833,331
Male¹	4,433	51.68%, see rank	51.74%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,464	55.58%, see rank	37.65%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	315	7.11%, see rank	14.37%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	894	20.17%, see rank	18.05%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	433	9.77%, see rank	9.38%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	257	5.80%, see rank	14.91%	18.08%
Female¹	4,145	48.32%, see rank	48.26%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,946	46.95%, see rank	42.45%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	634	15.30%, see rank	19.40%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,429	34.48%, see rank	32.55%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	136	3.28%, see rank	5.06%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,578	100%	1,765,549	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12	0.14%, see rank	0.37%	1.86%
Construction	699	8.15%, see rank	6.36%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,193	13.91%, see rank	11.75%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	219	2.55%, see rank	2.69%	3.06%
Retail Trade	913	10.64%, see rank	11.08%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	347	4.05%, see rank	3.83%	5.07%
Information	341	3.98%, see rank	2.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	743	8.66%, see rank	9.49%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,189	13.86%, see rank	10.74%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,835	21.39%, see rank	24.85%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	533	6.21%, see rank	7.96%	8.86%
Public Administration	281	3.28%, see rank	3.80%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	273	3.18%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Poverty Level

	Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	467	2.90%, see rank	9.15%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	111	2.41%, see rank	6.46%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.