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Western Connecticut Planning Region in figures

A profile of Western Connecticut Planning Region from official statistics: 22 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Western Connecticut Planning Region was 640,482 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024, and the 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut.

Population640,4822025Up 0.4% from 2024The 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Median age41.5 years2024Unchanged from 2023The 5th highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Population aged 65 and over18.4%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Foreign-born population share23.8%2024Up 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density464.7 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.4% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-3,6672025, estimatedCompared with -4,045 in 2024
615K620K625K630K635K640K645K2020202120222023202420252020: 618,740 persons2021: 624,102 persons2022: 626,146 persons2023: 630,270 persons2024: 637,721 persons2025: 640,482 persons610K620K630K640K650K2020202220252020: 618,740 persons2021: 624,102 persons2022: 626,146 persons2023: 630,270 persons2024: 637,721 persons2025: 640,482 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Western Connecticut Planning Region was 3.9% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.5 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 2nd lowest of 9 counties in Connecticut.

Unemployment rate3.9%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.5 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 2nd lowest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Median household income$128,1882024Up 2.9% from 2023The highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Per capita personal income$165,5132024No 2023 figure to compareThe highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Poverty rate (US official measure)7.8%2024Down 0.2 percentage points from 2023
Gini index54.52024Up 0.2 points from 2023
234562021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.6 %2021-08: 5.1 %2021-09: 4.6 %2021-10: 4.4 %2021-11: 3.9 %2021-12: 3.6 %2022-01: 4.6 %2022-02: 4.5 %2022-03: 3.9 %2022-04: 3.3 %2022-05: 3.6 %2022-06: 3.4 %2022-07: 3.5 %2022-08: 3.2 %2022-09: 2.9 %2022-10: 3 %2022-11: 2.7 %2022-12: 2.5 %2023-01: 3.3 %2023-02: 3.5 %2023-03: 2.9 %2023-04: 2.2 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 3 %2023-08: 2.8 %2023-09: 2.7 %2023-10: 2.8 %2023-11: 2.6 %2023-12: 2.5 %2024-01: 3.3 %2024-02: 3.5 %2024-03: 2.9 %2024-04: 2.3 %2024-05: 2.8 %2024-06: 2.6 %2024-07: 3.3 %2024-08: 3 %2024-09: 2.7 %2024-10: 2.8 %2024-11: 2.9 %2024-12: 2.6 %2025-01: 3.6 %2025-02: 3.9 %2025-03: 3.5 %2025-04: 2.9 %2025-05: 3.4 %2025-06: 3.2 %2025-07: 3.7 %2025-08: 3.4 %2025-09: 3.5 %2025-11: 3.9 %2025-12: 3.7 %2026-01: 4.8 %2026-02: 5.2 %2026-03: 4.5 %2026-04: 4.4 %2026-05: 4.4 %2026-06: 4.3 %2026-07: 5 %2026-08: 3.9 %234562021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 5.6 %2021-08: 5.1 %2021-09: 4.6 %2021-10: 4.4 %2021-11: 3.9 %2021-12: 3.6 %2022-01: 4.6 %2022-02: 4.5 %2022-03: 3.9 %2022-04: 3.3 %2022-05: 3.6 %2022-06: 3.4 %2022-07: 3.5 %2022-08: 3.2 %2022-09: 2.9 %2022-10: 3 %2022-11: 2.7 %2022-12: 2.5 %2023-01: 3.3 %2023-02: 3.5 %2023-03: 2.9 %2023-04: 2.2 %2023-05: 2.8 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 3 %2023-08: 2.8 %2023-09: 2.7 %2023-10: 2.8 %2023-11: 2.6 %2023-12: 2.5 %2024-01: 3.3 %2024-02: 3.5 %2024-03: 2.9 %2024-04: 2.3 %2024-05: 2.8 %2024-06: 2.6 %2024-07: 3.3 %2024-08: 3 %2024-09: 2.7 %2024-10: 2.8 %2024-11: 2.9 %2024-12: 2.6 %2025-01: 3.6 %2025-02: 3.9 %2025-03: 3.5 %2025-04: 2.9 %2025-05: 3.4 %2025-06: 3.2 %2025-07: 3.7 %2025-08: 3.4 %2025-09: 3.5 %2025-11: 3.9 %2025-12: 3.7 %2026-01: 4.8 %2026-02: 5.2 %2026-03: 4.5 %2026-04: 4.4 %2026-05: 4.4 %2026-06: 4.3 %2026-07: 5 %2026-08: 3.9 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Western Connecticut Planning Region was $76.34 billion in 2024, with no 2023 figure in the same series to compare, and the 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$76.34 billion2024No 2023 figure to compareThe 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
GDP per capita, US dollars$119,8462024No 2023 figure to compareThe highest of 9 counties in Connecticut

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Western Connecticut Planning Region was $652,900 in 2024, up 4.4% from 2023, and the highest of 9 counties in Connecticut.

Median home value$652,9002024Up 4.4% from 2023The highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
County house price annual change, sales and refinances5.83%2025Down 1.55 percentage points from 2024The 4th lowest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Median gross rent (monthly)$2,1102024Up 2.4% from 2023The highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)66.4%2024Up 0.2 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits2,7492025, estimatedUp 151.3% from 2024
580K600K620K640K660K2022202320242022: 595,600 USD2023: 625,400 USD2024: 652,900 USD580K600K620K640K660K2022202320242022: 595,600 USD2023: 625,400 USD2024: 652,900 USD
Median home value, 2022 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Western Connecticut Planning Region were 15,039 in 2023, up 0.5% from 2022, and the 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut.

Employer firms15,0392023Up 0.5% from 2022The 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Establishment entry rate9.46%2023Down 1.21 percentage points from 2022The highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Establishment exit rate8.83%2023Down 0.17 percentage points from 2022The 2nd highest of 9 counties in Connecticut
Job creation rate16.861%2023Up 0.25 percentage points from 2022
14.5K15K15.5K16K16.5K19992003200720112015201920231999: 16,352 count2000: 16,450 count2001: 16,201 count2002: 15,953 count2003: 15,851 count2004: 15,928 count2005: 16,052 count2006: 16,264 count2007: 16,124 count2008: 15,921 count2009: 15,400 count2010: 15,115 count2011: 14,950 count2012: 15,059 count2013: 15,087 count2014: 15,107 count2015: 15,092 count2016: 15,252 count2017: 15,007 count2018: 14,941 count2019: 14,876 count2020: 14,779 count2021: 14,685 count2022: 14,960 count2023: 15,039 count14.5K15K15.5K16K16.5K1999200820231999: 16,352 count2000: 16,450 count2001: 16,201 count2002: 15,953 count2003: 15,851 count2004: 15,928 count2005: 16,052 count2006: 16,264 count2007: 16,124 count2008: 15,921 count2009: 15,400 count2010: 15,115 count2011: 14,950 count2012: 15,059 count2013: 15,087 count2014: 15,107 count2015: 15,092 count2016: 15,252 count2017: 15,007 count2018: 14,941 count2019: 14,876 count2020: 14,779 count2021: 14,685 count2022: 14,960 count2023: 15,039 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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