Connecticut Profile and Statistics

Connecticut Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Connecticut had 1323431 total households with the average home having 2.55 residents and the average family coming in at 3.13.

Of those homes reported, 32.1% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 23% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 24012 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 95577 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Connecticut, 359222 people live alone, and of that, 134657 are 65 and over.

There were 455229 (34.4%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 326530 (24.7%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Connecticut

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 3379248, 39.2 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20 are spouses. There are 1036695 children, and 179073 comprise “other relatives.” 163175 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 73827 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Connecticut Census Marital Status data

In Connecticut, there are 1355771 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 457193 have never married; 731843 are currently still married, but have separated. 16995 are legally separated, 112743 are divorced and 36997 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1462633), 28.1% never married, 49% are married but separated while 1.8% are legally still separated. 10.9% are divorced and 10.1% are widowed.

Connecticut Fertility Rates and CT Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Connecticut (CT): In the 2007 report, 43017 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Connecticut (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 12020 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 27 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 49 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 14 babies, while there were 95 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 27.

Connecticut Grandparents Statistics

There are 54511 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 18022 (33.1%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 66.5% are the grandmothers and 68.5% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 3751 have done it for less than a year; 4171 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 3471 handling things 3 or 4 years and 6629 doing the job 5 or more years.

Connecticut School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (CT)

In Connecticut, 938101 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 63597 (6.8%) are in nursery or preschool; 43414 (4.6%) are in kindergarten, while 371922 (39.6%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 207569 (22.1%) are slogging through High School, while 251599 (26.8%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.6% (694607); 19.4% (456240) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (2349541), 112161 (4.8%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 175481 (7.5%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 694607 (29.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 392422 (16.7%) have some college experience but no degree; 169961 (7.2%) reached an Associate’s degree; 456240 (19.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 348669 (14.8%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Connecticut is 2659394. Of that, 256203 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 3219892 (100%) – of that, 409775 (12.7%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (514090), 27934 (5.4%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2262658), 223651 (9.9%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (443144), 158190 (35.7%) have a disability.

We connect you to Connecticut cities and towns, including schools, groups, non-profit organizations, libraries and churches, like nothing else!

On our local community platform, you will find real estate information, houses for sale and MLS listings, weather, movie times, Connecticut local jobs, neighborhood gas prices, restaurants, local coupons and more for communities across .

AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", built on a platform that enables each community in Connecticut to use our easy-to-use tools to post local events, Connecticut news and announcements, press releases, take donations, create a web site and much more.