
Connecticut · FIPS 09110
Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut population and income
Quick answer
Capitol Planning Region is home to 969,029 residents with a median household income of $91,541 and a median home value of $298,200. 65.4% of households own their home and 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line.
- Population
- 969,029Capitol Planning Region residents
- Median household income
- $91,541Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $298,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,351Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.4%Owner-occupied households
Capitol Planning Region, CT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Capitol Planning Region is a major city in Connecticut, with 969,029 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Capitol Planning Region earn a median of $91,541 a year, 16.6% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Capitol Planning Region is valued at $298,200, 1.7% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,351 a month, 3.9% below the national figure, or roughly $16,212 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Connecticut
Largest Census places in Connecticut by population.
- Bridgeport city 148,012
- Stamford city 135,806
- New Haven city 132,893
- Hartford city 119,970
- Waterbury city 114,356
- Norwalk city 91,375
- Danbury city 86,086
- New Britain city 73,301
- West Hartford CDP 63,809
- Bristol city 61,129
- Meriden city 60,418
- West Haven city 55,147
Nearby counties
Other counties in Connecticut.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Capitol Planning Region?
- Capitol Planning Region has 969,029 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Capitol Planning Region?
- Median household income in Capitol Planning Region is $91,541 a year, 16.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Capitol Planning Region?
- Median gross rent is $1,351 a month and the median home value is $298,200, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.
- Is Capitol Planning Region affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Capitol Planning Region is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Capitol Planning Region 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.