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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of East Haven is $30,868, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. East Haven median household income is $61,435, which has grown by 28.18% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average East Haven residents spend 22.8 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, #95

East Haven, CT	30,868 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 Haven, CT	36,916 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 Haven, CT	45,372 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 Haven, CT	29,014 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, #83

East Haven, CT	61,435 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

East Haven, CT	76,505 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #64

East Haven, CT	28.18%
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 Haven, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.58%	$5,925, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.69%	$18,603, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.30%	$4,210, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.12%	$19,775, 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 Haven, CT	70,897 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

East Haven, CT	87,616 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 Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$63,722, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$64,619, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,484, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$60,697, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
One Race, Other	$30,765, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,162, 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 Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$46,221, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,797, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,794, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$45,044, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	East Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,099, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	11,541, 47.89%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,332, 72.19%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.17%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,312, 72.02%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,671, 92.29%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	641, 7.71%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,209, 27.81%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	12,558, 52.11%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,520, 59.88%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,520, 59.88%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,802, 90.45%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	718, 9.55%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,038, 40.12%, 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 Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,213, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,257, 86.24%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,057, 7.44%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	228, 1.60%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	274, 1.93%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	168, 1.18%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	229, 1.61%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

East Haven, CT	22.8 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 Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,473	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	7,671, 53.00%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,029, 26.45%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,117, 14.56%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,295, 16.88%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.08%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,034, 13.48%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,693, 22.07%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	6,802, 47.00%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,275, 33.45%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,485, 21.83%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,675, 39.33%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.22%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	352, 5.17%, 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 Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,473, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 0.23%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	1,334, 9.22%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,573, 10.87%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	405, 2.80%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,253, 15.57%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	838, 5.79%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	205, 1.42%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	922, 6.37%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	961, 6.64%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,650, 25.22%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,082, 7.48%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	447, 3.09%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	770, 5.32%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	East Haven, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,855	9.89%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	508	7.17%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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