Population

55,351

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$291,700

Owner-occupied units

West Haven, CT

Connecticut · 41.272° N, 72.967° W · 11 sq mi

West Haven is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 55,351 and about 5,149 residents per square mile. The median household earns $74,382 a year, and the median home is worth $291,700.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

11 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,149

People per square mile

Rank by population

#801

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#803

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$74,382

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,442

Per month

Homeownership

50.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.9 min

One way

People

Median age

35.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

30.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

21.1%

Households

20,938

2.47 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 30.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 12.8^%

Professional & business services 10.4^%

Retail trade 10^%

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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