Population

138,774

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$287,100

Owner-occupied units

New Haven, CT

Connecticut · 41.311° N, 72.925° W · 19 sq mi

New Haven is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 138,774 and about 7,425 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,851 a year, and the median home is worth $287,100.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

19 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

7,425

People per square mile

Rank by population

#212

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#667

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$56,851

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,488

Per month

Homeownership

28.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.5 min

One way

People

Median age

31.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

38.9%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

18%

Households

54,773

2.29 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 22^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 158^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 25^/yr

Days above 90° 4^/yr

Below freezing 89^/yr

Annual rainfall 52.6ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 25°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 41.3^%

Professional & business services 9.5^%

Manufacturing 9.4^%

Retail trade 8.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Connecticut

Name

Steve Cohen

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$21.3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Greenwich

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Connecticut · private sector

Employer

Hartford HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Connecticut

Company

Cigna

Revenue

$247.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bloomfield

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Connecticut

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Hartford

Nickname

The Constitution State

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