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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Haven is $23,796, which is much lower than the state average of $38,480 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. New Haven median household income is $37,508, which has grown by 26.70% 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 New Haven residents spend 21.9 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, #126

New Haven, CT	23,796 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, CT	25,541 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, CT	27,583 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, CT	23,133 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, #136

New Haven, CT	37,508 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Haven, CT	57,862 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #75

New Haven, CT	26.70%
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, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.49%	$20,285, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.71%	$14,857, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.64%	$4,411, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.34%	$23,981, 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, CT	46,066 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Haven, CT	69,241 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$46,143, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$31,886, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,939, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$48,438, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,509, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
One Race, Other	$24,848, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,313, 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$20,603, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,249, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,598, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$24,622, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	New Haven, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	104,766, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	48,698, 46.48%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,920, 67.60%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.01%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	32,913, 67.59%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	27,707, 84.18%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,206, 15.82%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,778, 32.40%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	56,068, 53.52%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,921, 62.28%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	82, 0.15%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	34,839, 62.14%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	30,746, 88.25%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,093, 11.75%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,147, 37.72%, 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	57,290, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	33,480, 58.44%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,345, 9.33%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7,110, 12.41%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	7,323, 12.78%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	2,121, 3.70%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,911, 3.34%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Haven, CT	21.9 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,453	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	27,707, 47.40%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,273, 37.08%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,620, 23.89%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,129, 14.90%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	122, 0.44%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,619, 5.84%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,464, 16.11%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	30,746, 52.60%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,990, 42.25%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,963, 25.90%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,895, 22.43%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	123, 0.40%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 0.16%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,631, 8.56%, 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, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,453, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	321, 0.55%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	1,532, 2.62%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,911, 8.40%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,035, 1.77%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,108, 8.74%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,139, 3.66%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	996, 1.70%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,209, 3.78%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,631, 7.92%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,836, 42.49%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,680, 11.43%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,847, 3.16%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,208, 3.78%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	New Haven, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	32,122	26.41%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,760	22.35%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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