Hartford County · Connecticut
Hartford, CT demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.
Quick answer
Hartford, CT has a population of 121,054 and a median household income of $40,086 — about $3,341 a month before tax. That ranks 93 of 94 covered metros by income and 86 of 94 by population.
Population
121,054
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$40,086
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
6.35%
Connecticut + local
Income rank
#93
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Hartford household at the median income of $40,086 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $636 a year in sales tax at 6.35%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Connecticut exempts or discounts several categories. Hartford applies the flat state rate; luxury goods such as jewelry over $5,000 and vehicles over $50,000 are taxed at 7.75% statewide.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Hartford-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Connecticut Department of Revenue Services rate tables · rates as published for 2026