Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Population 2024

280,011

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut's estimated 2024 population is 280,011 with a growth rate of 0.13% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is the 6th largest county in Connecticut. The 2010 population was 0 and has seen a growth of since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
2029281,8963770.13%
2028281,5193770.13%
2027281,1423770.13%
2026280,7653770.13%
2025280,3883770.13%
2024280,0113770.13%
2023279,6343770.14%
2022279,2574370.16%
2021278,8204780.17%
2020278,342278,342Infinity
201900NaN
201800NaN
201700NaN
201600NaN
201500NaN
201400NaN
201300NaN
201200NaN
201100NaN
2010000%
2024 Growth Rate
0.13% (377)
2020 Population
278,342
Area
598 mi²
Density
468 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
0.6% (1,669)

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White221,14678.9%
Two or more races20,8047.42%
Black or African American16,1915.78%
Asian10,8273.86%
Other race10,0253.58%
Native American1,3000.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Asian

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Population by Race

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Population Pyramid 2024

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Median Age

41.6

Total

39.7

Male

43.2

Female

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Adults

There are 226,147 adults, (52,957 of whom are seniors) in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Age Dependency

61.8

Age Dependency Ratio

30.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

31.3

Child Dependency Ratio

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Sex Ratio

Female139,98349.94%
Male140,31050.06%

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Population by Age

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All113,8102.3566.133.9
Married51,3492.9884.615.4
Non Family42,9871.2651.448.6
Female13,2383.0948.151.9
Male6,2363.0553.446.6

2.91

Average Family Size

2.35

Average Household Size

66.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Households and Families

Male

Female

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Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade9,5114.81%
Associates Degree16,8708.53%
Bachelors Degree38,03419.23%
Graduate Degree28,83214.58%
High School Graduate58,57129.62%
Less Than 9th Grade5,5372.8%
Some College40,40020.43%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White156,523148,68755,942
Hispanic16,92212,7242,458
Black10,3638,7582,083
2+ Races10,2448,8983,129
Asian7,6956,5273,787
Other Race5,9784,520949
Native American954857148

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 94.99%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 49.21%.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$67,851$80,680$55,722
Graduate Degree$87,765$112,074$71,831
High School Graduate$43,433$52,580$33,320
Less Than 9th Grade$27,013$33,486$23,618
Overall$52,614$64,062$42,946
Some College$46,035$59,613$37,673

$52,614

Average Earnings

$64,062

Average Male

$42,946

Average Female

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Earnings by Educational Attainment

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Language

86.6% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut residents speak only English, while 13.4% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 7.24% of the population.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Language

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Poverty by Race

rate

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White201,27114,8777.39%
Hispanic29,6876,97723.5%
Multiple19,9463,12015.64%
Black14,1392,70319.12%
Other9,4862,39025.2%
Asian10,5417867.46%
Native1,24825520.43%

9.95%

Overall Poverty Rate

9.07%

Male Poverty Rate

10.83%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

The race most likely to be in poverty in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is Other, with 25.2% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut is White, with 7.39% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.6%. Among those working part-time, it was 12.87%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 16.45%.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Poverty

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade26.79%
High School9.5%
Some College8.06%
Bachelors or Greater3.51%

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed31.83%
Female Unemployed28.19%
Female Employed6.79%
Male Employed3.53%

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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Name
Median
Mean
Families$103,536$123,808
Households$80,330$103,899
Married Families$121,728$143,407
Non Families$49,886$66,311

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

46.4%

Overall Marriage Rate

47.7%

Male Marriage Rate

45.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

19,946

Number of Veterans

18,582

Male Veterans

1,364

Female Veterans

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War
Veterans
Vietnam6,888
First Gulf War5,028
Second Gulf War4,877
Korea1,452
World War II403

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Veterans by War

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Age Group
Veterans
65 to 745,056
75+5,001
35 to 544,448
55 to 643,812
18 to 341,629

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Veterans by Age

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Name
Veterans
% of Total
White17,4409.74%
2+ Races1,0238.13%
Black9277.67%
Hispanic8304.12%
Other Race2233.15%
Native American17716.91%
Asian1561.79%

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Veterans by Race

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

3.81%

Veteran Poverty Rate

26.79%

Veteran Disability Rate

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

64.4%

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Employment Rate

5.3%

Unemployment Rate

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

54.49%

Born in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

91.77%

Native Born

8.23%

Foreign Born

3.49%

Non Citizen

4.74%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

91.77% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut residents were born in the United States, with 54.49% having been born in Connecticut. 3.49% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut Place of Birth

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