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Connecticut At A Glance
Last Updated June 27, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 5,543 square miles
- Population in 2000: 3,405,565; 87.7% urban; 12.3% rural
- Population in 1990: 3,287,116
- Population Change: Up
3.6% 1990-2000; Up
5.8% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 29th of 50; 1.2% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Bridgeport (139,664);
New Haven (124,512);
Hartford (124,387);
Stamford (120,107);
Waterbury (108,130)
- Registered Voters:
671,656 D
(34.2%);
449,727 R
(22.9%);
844,433 unaffiliated and minor parties
(43.0%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 24 D 12 R
- State House: 99 D 52 R
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
2,638,845 (77.5%) white;
295,571 (8.7%) black;
81,564 (2.4%) Asian;
7,267 (0.2%) American Indian;
958 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
52,896 (1.6%) two-plus races;
8,141 (0.2%) other;
320,323 (9.4%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
13.7% Italian,
12.2% Irish,
7.6% English,
7.3% German,
6.2% Polish
- State Natives: 57.0% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 5.6% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 78.8% English;
10.6% Other Eur.;
8.4% Spanish
- Education:
84.0% high school graduates;
31.4% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
310,069 (12.1%);
WWII: (25.4%);
Korea: (15.3%);
Vietnam: (29.6%);
First Gulf War: (6.3%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
0.4% agriculture;
6.0% construction;
9.8% finance;
3.3% information;
18.7% manufacturing;
32.1% professional;
4.0% public administration;
14.4% trade;
11.2% other
- Work Force: 19.9% blue collar; 65.6% white collar; 14.5% gray collar
- Work Sector: 79.9% private; 13.3% government; 6.5% self-employed; 0.2% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.2% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$53,935
- 7.9% are below the poverty line
- 12.0% less than $15,000
- 19.7% $15-35,000
- 14.4% $35-50,000
- 33.6% $50-100,000
- 11.7% $100-150,000
- 8.5% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $160,600
- 2.5% less than $50,000
- 14.2% $50-100,000
- 48.6% $100-200,000
- 17.7% $200-300,000
- 10.2% $300-500,000
- 6.7% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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