New American Community Survey 5-year estimates and CTData tool Released today!
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau, released the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (2013-2017). These data are the only data available at the census tract and municipal level for Connecticut. We have created a tool that enables you view changes for: median household income, population estimates, population without health insurance, poverty status, and median rent. (User beware: when comparing data overtime using ACS 5-year estimates, only use non-overlapping time periods.) CTData has over 50 ACS datasets that we process and curate and will be updating these datasets over the next couple weeks.
Click here to access our new interactive tool and visualizations!
Interesting facts from the data, 2008-2012 ACS 5-year estimates compared to 2013-2017 ACS 5-year estimates:
Median Household Income
In 129 municipalities, median household income increased and in 40 towns it decreased
Hartford remains as the lowest median household income in the state
Median Household Income, USD
Median Household Income
| # | Bottom-10 | $ | Top-10 | $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford | $33,841 | Weston | $219,868 | |
| 2 | New London | $37,331 | Darien | $208,848 | |
| 3 | New Haven | $39,191 | Westport | $181,360 | |
| 4 | Waterbury | $40,879 | Wilton | $180,313 | |
| 5 | Windham | $41,293 | New Canaan | $174,677 | |
| 6 | New Britain | $43,611 | Ridgefield | $151,399 | |
| 7 | Bridgeport | $44,841 | Woodbridge | $138,320 | |
| 8 | Ansonia | $45,563 | Greenwich | $138,180 | |
| 9 | East Hartford | $52,049 | Easton | $136,786 | |
| 10 | Norwich | $53,682 | Redding | $129,763 |
Population Without Health Insurance
In 145 municipalities, the share of the population without health insurance decreased.
In 24 towns, the share of uninsured population increased by anywhere from 0.1% to 6.5%
Share of Population without Health Insurance, %
Total Population
Population decreased in 104 municipalities and increased in 65.
Warren, Canaan, and Hartland all had population decreases of over 5%.
Shelton, Danbury, Bethel, Darien, Westport, Chester, and Stamford had population increases of over 4.5%.
Smallest and largeest towns in Connecticut by population
| # | Bottom-10 | Population | Top-10 | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union | 932 | Bridgeport | 147,586 | |
| 2 | Canaan | 1,128 | New Haven | 130,884 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | 1,364 | Stamford | 128,851 | |
| 4 | Norfolk | 1,442 | Hartford | 124,390 | |
| 5 | Warren | 1,467 | Waterbury | 109,250 | |
| 6 | Colebrook | 1,471 | Norwalk | 88,537 | |
| 7 | Eastford | 1,639 | Danbury | 84,573 | |
| 8 | Bridgewater | 1,681 | New Britain | 73,069 | |
| 9 | Scotland | 1,691 | West Hartford | 63,360 | |
| 10 | Hampton | 1,829 | Greenwich | 62,782 |