What is the population of West Haven city?

West Haven city has 55,147 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 215 in Connecticut.

What is the median household income in West Haven city?

Median household income in West Haven city is $73,566 a year, 6.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in West Haven city?

Median gross rent is $1,389 a month and the median home value is $265,200, so rent absorbs about 22.7% of median household income.

Is West Haven 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 West Haven city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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West Haven, CT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of West Haven, Connecticut (West Haven, CT — Census place “West Haven city”) is 55,147 residents, ranking #12 of 215 places in Connecticut. Median household income is $73,566, the median home is worth $265,200 and median gross rent runs $1,389 a month. Looking for the West Haven Connecticut ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve West Haven, CT: 06516.

Population: 55,147West Haven city residents
Median household income: $73,566Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $265,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,389Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 51.1%Owner-occupied households

West Haven ZIP codes (Connecticut)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps West Haven.

The West Haven CT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

06516

What the numbers mean in West Haven city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the West Haven city median would spend about 22.7% 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 12.5% of residents and 51.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

West Haven city, CT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

West Haven city is a small city in Connecticut, with 55,147 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #12 of 215 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 36 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 West Haven city earn a median of $73,566 a year, 6.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $96,484 median for the 159 Connecticut cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in West Haven city is valued at $265,200, 12.6% below the national figure and 23% below the $344,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,389 a month, 1.2% below the national figure, or roughly $16,668 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.7% 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. 51.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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What is the population of West Haven city?: West Haven city has 55,147 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #12 of 215 in Connecticut.
What is the median household income in West Haven city?: Median household income in West Haven city is $73,566 a year, 6.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in West Haven city?: Median gross rent is $1,389 a month and the median home value is $265,200, so rent absorbs about 22.7% of median household income.
Is West Haven 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 West Haven city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this West Haven city 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.