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New Britain, CT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of New Britain, Connecticut (New Britain, CT — Census place “New Britain city”) is 73,301 residents, ranking #8 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $57,036, the median home is worth $207,300 and median gross rent runs $1,187 a month. Looking for the New Britain Connecticut ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve New Britain, CT: 06051, 06052, 06053.
- Population
- 73,301New Britain city residents
- Median household income
- $57,036Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $207,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,187Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.6%Owner-occupied households
New Britain ZIP codes (Connecticut)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps New Britain.
The New Britain CT ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in New Britain city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the New Britain city median would spend about 25% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.6% of residents and 43.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
New Britain city, CT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
New Britain city is a small city in Connecticut, with 73,301 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #8 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 34.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in New Britain city earn a median of $57,036 a year, 27.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% 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 18.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in New Britain city is valued at $207,300, 31.7% below the national figure and 40% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,187 a month, 15.6% below the national figure, or roughly $14,244 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 43.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
- West Hartford CDP 63,809
- Danbury city 86,086
- Bristol city 61,129
- Norwalk city 91,375
- Meriden city 60,418
- Waterbury city 114,356
- West Haven city 55,147
- Hartford city 119,970
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of New Britain city?
- New Britain city has 73,301 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #8 of 215 in Connecticut.
- What is the median household income in New Britain city?
- Median household income in New Britain city is $57,036 a year, 27.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in New Britain city?
- Median gross rent is $1,187 a month and the median home value is $207,300, so rent absorbs about 25% of median household income.
- Is New Britain city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so New Britain city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this New Britain city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.