Official Federal Data
Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
FIPS 09190 · Population 627,071
7 Sources
Updated June 22, 2026
$128,188
Median Income
$80,734 national
3.5% ▲
Unemployment
4% national
$76.3B
GDP
55.5%
Bachelor's+
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$128,188
Per Capita
$82,266
Mean Household
$214,668
Poverty Rate
7.5%
Median Income Comparison
Western Connecticut Planning Region$128,188
Connecticut$95,781
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
Cohorts
Under 18 · 21.8%
18-34 · 20%
35-54 · 26.4%
55-64 · 14.4%
65+ · 17.4%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
91.7%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▲ +2.1 pts
55.5%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▲ +19.8 pts
25.4%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▲ +11.3 pts
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
627,071
Population
346,817
Labor Force
Employed
328,183
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.5% ▲ +0.6 pts YoY
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.8 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
21.5%
Key Takeaways
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Talent advantage: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment exceeds the national average by 19.8 pts, supports knowledge-economy and tech attraction.
- Aging population: Median age of 42 is materially above the U.S. norm; succession planning and senior-services demand are real factors.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
Key Takeaways
- Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 45,670 workers (21.2% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $81,342.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $76.3B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Finance and Insurance averages $469,688 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $37,988, a 12.4x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Dominant Cluster
Finance & Insurance Cluster
Coherent grouping of concentrated sub-sectors, signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
16,101
Cluster Employment
7.84x
Peak LQ
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments
7.84x 16,101
Private Households
5.92x 2,261
Web Search Portals, Libraries, and Archives
3.63x 1,194
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
3.02x 2,032
Telecommunications
2.27x 2,513
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar
2.23x 749
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
1.93x 6,843
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
1.91x 2,009
Management of Companies and Enterprises
1.86x 9,038
Furniture, Home Furnishings, and Other Retailers
1.83x 2,616
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, realistic diversification targets. Source: BLS QCEW
0.05x
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
146 employed
0.13x
Warehousing and Storage
476 employed
0.14x
Truck Transportation
392 employed
0.15x
Wood Product Manufacturing
112 employed
0.19x
Primary Metal Manufacturing
126 employed
0.21x
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
163 employed
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments concentrates at 7.84x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$652,900
Median Home Value
$2,110
Rent/Mo
66.4%
Owner-Occ
6.4%
Vacancy
5.1x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Stretched
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents (County Average)
Renter-household-weighted average across 18 town FMR areas · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$1,731/mo$1,731 to $1,731
1 Bedroom
$2,100/mo$2,100 to $2,100
2 Bedroom
$2,511/mo$2,511 to $2,511
3 Bedroom
$3,036/mo$3,036 to $3,036
4 Bedroom
$3,598/mo$3,598 to $3,598
30% of monthly median household income (~$3,205/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 5.1x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 4 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$3,205/mo).
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
381,364
Working Age (18-64)
Mean Commute 4 min above national avg
30.8 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
21.5%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
84.5%
of prime-age population
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
55.5%
HS Diploma+
91.7%
Regional / Statewide Institutions
Total credentials awarded
25,411/yr
8,710/yr
5,297/yr
3,108/yr
3,023/yr
2,886/yr
2,387/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
23.7%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
52.6%
Service
14.6%
Sales & Office
19.4%
Construction / Maint.
6.8%
Production / Transport
6.6%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 328,183 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Succession risk is real: 23.7% of working-age residents are 55-64. Plan for retirements over the next decade and pair attraction strategy with talent retention.
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 17,115 annual credentials.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 7 federal data sources
Sample AI Insight
Western Connecticut Planning Region shows strong potential for securities, commodity contracts, investments attraction, with a 7.84x concentration and 16,101 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally. Near-term succession risk is elevated, with 23.7% of the working-age population within 10 years of retirement age.
The interconnected base across securities, commodity contracts, investments, private households, and web search portals, libraries, and archives creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
627,071 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
$128,188 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
3.5% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
$76.3B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
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