New Haven County, Connecticut

New Haven County is one of the 8 county of Connecticut, located towards the Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. The population of the county was 824008 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 846101 in July 2008, It is third most populous county in Connecticut. It has total area of 862.02 square miles (2232.62 square kilometre), of which, 605.64 square miles (1568.6 square kilometre) of it is land and 256.38 square miles (664.02 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the second largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Connecticut.

New Haven County Connecticut
Map of New Haven County, Connecticut

As of the census of 2000, there were 824008 people in the county, organized into 319040 households, and 210687 families living in the county. The population density was 1360.6 people per square mile (525.33/kmē), it would be the second most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Connecticut. There were 340732 housing units at an average density of 562.6 per square mile (217.22/kmē). The average household size was 2.5 persons, and the average family size was 3.08 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 108.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 112.7 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 846101, The racial makeup of the county was 690063 White, 110253 Black or African American, 3190 American Indian, 29386 Asian, 620 Native Hawaiian, and 12589 from two or more races.

New Haven County Connecticut Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
New Haven County Connecticut School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
New Haven County Connecticut GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $48834, it is Connecticut's second poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $60549, it is the sixth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The per capita income for the county was $24439, it is the second lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

In 2000, 225396 pupils and students, of which 49.8% are male and 50.2% are female, 27.35% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.76% nursery or pri school, 5.17% kindergarten, 42.99% elementary school, 20.55% high school and 24.54% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Ansonia CityNew Haven County6.196.030.16185543076.32050443026
2Branford Center CdpNew Haven County2.071.850.2157353096.92929045102
3Cheshire Village CdpNew Haven County3.363.36057891720.83460067558
4Derby CityNew Haven County5.384.980.4123912487.62311745670
5East Haven CdpNew Haven County13.4212.261.16281892298.42239647930
6Guilford Center CdpNew Haven County2.252.230.0226031169.43553160313
7Heritage Village CdpNew Haven County2.292.29034351500.83087638525
8Madison Center CdpNew Haven County2.092.080.01222210674204659609
9Meriden CityNew Haven County24.1423.750.4582442452.82059743237
10Milford City (balance)New Haven County23.7422.281.46505942270.72877361167
11Naugatuck BoroughNew Haven County16.4516.390.06309891890.92275751247
12New Haven CityNew Haven County20.2518.851.41236266558.41639329604
13North Haven CdpNew Haven County21.120.780.32230351108.52991965703
14Orange CdpNew Haven County17.4317.190.24132337703647179365
15Wallingford Center CdpNew Haven County7.297.160.12175092444.62272445827
16Waterbury CityNew Haven County28.9228.570.351072713754.71770134285
17West Haven CityNew Haven County11.0110.840.175236048322112142393
18Woodmont BoroughNew Haven County0.980.280.717116156.73212661473
YearPopulation
April 2000 census824008
April 2000 Estimate824008
July 2000 Estimate824985
July 2001 Estimate828441
July 2002 Estimate832371
July 2003 Estimate837452
July 2004 Estimate838814
July 2005 Estimate840117
July 2006 Estimate841881
July 2007 Estimate844358
July 2008 Estimate846101
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7814741215226
Kindergarten5915572711642
Elementary school502694662896897
High school237712255346324
College or graduate school244833082455307
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
New Haven County, Connecticut$48834$60549$24439
Connecticut, United States$53935$65521$28766
United States$41994$50046$21587