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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of East Hartford is $25,509, which is much lower than the state average of $38,480 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. East Hartford median household income is $50,355, which has grown by 21.56% 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 East Hartford residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #119

East Hartford, CT	25,509 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

East Hartford, CT	31,539 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

East Hartford, CT	35,151 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

East Hartford, CT	29,236 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, #115

East Hartford, CT	50,355 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

East Hartford, CT	62,419 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #86

East Hartford, CT	21.56%
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

	East Hartford, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.63%	$8,739, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.33%	$16,764, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.38%	$3,816, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.05%	$23,179, 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

East Hartford, CT	60,350 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

East Hartford, CT	69,657 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

	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$54,623, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$41,661, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,203, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$67,969, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,467, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,946, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,417, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$26,107, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,849, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,503, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$36,746, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	41,288, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	19,441, 47.09%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,589, 75.04%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,589, 75.04%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,273, 84.13%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,316, 15.87%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,852, 24.96%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	21,847, 52.91%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	14,114, 64.60%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	14,114, 64.60%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,536, 88.82%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,578, 11.18%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,733, 35.40%, 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

	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,029, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,708, 73.69%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,302, 13.74%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,756, 7.31%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	509, 2.12%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	304, 1.27%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	450, 1.87%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

East Hartford, CT	21.6 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

	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,809	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	12,273, 49.47%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,086, 25.14%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,177, 17.74%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,433, 19.82%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 0.15%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	662, 5.39%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,125, 25.46%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	12,536, 50.53%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,712, 29.61%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,242, 25.86%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,325, 34.50%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.04%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 0.18%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,142, 9.11%, 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

	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,809, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 0.13%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	756, 3.05%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,880, 11.61%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	991, 3.99%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,214, 12.95%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,553, 6.26%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	607, 2.45%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,389, 9.63%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,466, 9.94%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,686, 22.92%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,918, 7.73%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,035, 4.17%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,281, 5.16%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	East Hartford, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,256	14.35%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,544	11.87%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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