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East Hartford, CT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of East Hartford, Connecticut (East Hartford, CT — Census place “East Hartford CDP”) is 50,798 residents, ranking #13 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $66,943, the median home is worth $215,400 and median gross rent runs $1,184 a month. Looking for the East Hartford Connecticut ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve East Hartford, CT: 06108, 06118.
- Population
- 50,798East Hartford CDP residents
- Median household income
- $66,943Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $215,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,184Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
East Hartford ZIP codes (Connecticut)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Hartford.
The East Hartford CT ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in East Hartford CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Hartford CDP median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 59% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
East Hartford CDP, CT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
East Hartford CDP is a small city in Connecticut, with 50,798 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #13 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 38.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in East Hartford CDP earn a median of $66,943 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 31% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 14.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in East Hartford CDP is valued at $215,400, 29% below the national figure and 37% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,184 a month, 15.8% below the national figure, or roughly $14,208 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Connecticut.
- Milford city (balance) 50,749
- West Haven city 55,147
- Middletown city 47,646
- Meriden city 60,418
- Shelton city 41,402
- Bristol city 61,129
- Norwich city 39,992
- West Hartford CDP 63,809
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of East Hartford CDP?
- East Hartford CDP has 50,798 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #13 of 215 in Connecticut.
- What is the median household income in East Hartford CDP?
- Median household income in East Hartford CDP is $66,943 a year, 14.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Hartford CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,184 a month and the median home value is $215,400, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
- Is East Hartford CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Hartford CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this East Hartford CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.