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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Haven County is $32,794, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. New Haven County median household income is $61,646, which has grown by 26.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Haven County residents spend 24.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #7

New Haven County	32,794 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Haven County	36,388 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Haven County	42,852 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Haven County	31,195 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #7

New Haven County	61,646 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Haven County	83,146 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

New Haven County	26.24%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	New Haven County		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.99%	$16,194, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.01%	$18,149, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.54%	$4,603, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.06%	$24,983, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Haven County	80,193 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Haven County	100,325 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Haven County	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$68,445, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$39,234, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,851, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$73,729, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,034, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$33,795, see rank	$52,900	$53,370
One Race, Other	$31,260, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,697, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Haven County	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$26,069, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,945, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$79,347, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$39,783, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Haven County	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	699,988, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	332,667, 47.52%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	235,015, 70.65%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	364, 0.11%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	234,651, 70.54%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	207,624, 88.48%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,027, 11.52%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	97,652, 29.35%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	367,321, 52.48%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	230,700, 62.81%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	169, 0.05%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	230,531, 62.76%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	209,293, 90.79%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,238, 9.21%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	136,621, 37.19%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Haven County	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	408,870, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	324,161, 79.28%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33,200, 8.12%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16,927, 4.14%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	14,729, 3.60%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	5,270, 1.29%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14,583, 3.57%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Haven County	24.1 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Haven County	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	416,917	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	207,624, 49.80%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74,582, 35.92%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33,846, 16.30%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,603, 17.63%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	757, 0.36%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16,181, 7.79%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34,374, 16.56%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	209,293, 50.20%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	91,110, 43.53%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	41,834, 19.99%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	63,376, 30.28%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	326, 0.16%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	248, 0.12%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,129, 5.80%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

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

Industry

	New Haven County	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	416,917, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,353, 0.32%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	20,071, 4.81%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	49,692, 11.92%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11,864, 2.85%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	45,399, 10.89%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16,204, 3.89%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	9,568, 2.29%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	26,456, 6.35%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37,837, 9.08%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	131,871, 31.63%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32,785, 7.86%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	15,712, 3.77%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,105, 4.34%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Haven County	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	106,282	12.70%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	19,604	9.37%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.