Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Connecticut with household income of less than $40k was 24.34%. Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Storrs CDP had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (63.63%), followed by Hartford city (52.12%), and Willimantic CDP (50.18%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Orange CDP (12.05%), North Haven CDP (16.43%), and Trumbull Center CDP (17.41%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Connecticut cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Connecticut cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Storrs CDP
Hartford city
Willimantic CDP
New Haven city
New Britain city
Bridgeport city
Waterbury city
New London city
East Hartford CDP
Norwich city
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Storrs CDP 63.63
2 Hartford city 52.12
3 Willimantic CDP 50.18
4 New Haven city 43.95
5 New Britain city 40.93
6 Bridgeport city 40.89
7 Waterbury city 40.75
8 New London city 39.08
9 East Hartford CDP 34.10
10 Norwich city 33.30
11 Derby city 33.01
12 Torrington city 30.77
13 West Haven city 30.67
14 Manchester CDP 30.41
15 Ansonia city 30.01
16 Bethel CDP 29.86
17 Meriden city 29.75
18 Middletown city 28.95
19 Bristol city 26.13
20 East Haven CDP 25.81
21 Wallingford Center CDP 25.40
22 Danbury city 24.67
23 Stamford city 21.99
24 Windsor Locks CDP 21.37
25 Norwalk city 21.36
26 Naugatuck borough 20.57
27 Shelton city 19.95
28 Wethersfield CDP 19.43
29 Greenwich CDP 19.40
30 Newington CDP 18.66
31 Milford city (balance) 18.52
32 West Hartford CDP 17.54
33 Trumbull Center CDP 17.41
34 North Haven CDP 16.43
35 Orange CDP 12.05