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West Haven, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,790 (it was $117,000 in 2000)
West Haven:

$265,790
Connecticut:

$347,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $204,004 - $333,481

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $278,915
Here:

$278,915
State:

$503,946

Townhouses or other attached units: $212,351
Here:

$212,351
State:

$304,959

In 2-unit structures: $220,151
Here:

$220,151
State:

$304,133

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,853
Here:

$186,853
State:

$272,970

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,604
Here:

$161,604
State:

$249,308

Mobile homes: $173,809
Here:

$173,809
State:

$151,361

Total population: 54,905 (Urban population: 52,360, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 22,020 (20,524 occupied: 10,804 owner occupied, 9,945 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

48%
State:

34%

Housing density: 2,032 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $343,600.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,120 (lower quartile is $909, upper quartile is $1,346)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,083


Median gross rent in West Haven, CT in 2022: $1,308

Housing units in West Haven with a mortgage: 7,266 (797 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 622 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 903

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $114,503

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $77,072

Median monthly housing costs: $1,421

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West Haven, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1963

Household type by relationship:

Households: 55,564
  • Male householders: 10,027 (2,847 living alone), Female householders: 10,461 (3,115 living alone)
  • 8,275 spouses (8,079 opposite-sex spouses), 1,221 unmarried partners, (1,160 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,919 children (14,999 natural, 286 adopted, 633 stepchildren), 841 grandchildren, 748 brothers or sisters, 1,166 parents, 0 foster children, 1,003 other relatives, 2,076 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,822

Size of family households: 4,994 2-persons, 3,222 3-persons, 2,589 4-persons, 1,271 5-persons, 426 6-persons, 321 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,296 1-person, 1,298 2-persons, 185 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

5,860 married couples with children.
3,876 single-parent households (712 men, 3,164 women).

70.0% of residents of West Haven speak English at home.
18.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,064 (19.9%)
(49.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Haven, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Haven, Connecticut
  • 58no bedroom
  • 4851 bedroom
  • 2,8952 bedrooms
  • 5,3523 bedrooms
  • 1,7504 bedrooms
  • 2645+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Haven, Connecticut
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Haven, Connecticut
  • 489no bedroom
  • 3,5321 bedroom
  • 4,5232 bedrooms
  • 1,0173 bedrooms
  • 3464 bedrooms
  • 395+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in West Haven in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Haven in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 241no vehicle
  • 3,5191 vehicle
  • 4,3012 vehicles
  • 1,7783 vehicles
  • 7604 vehicles
  • 2055+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in West Haven in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Haven in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,945no vehicle
  • 4,6961 vehicle
  • 2,7922 vehicles
  • 3383 vehicles
  • 1154 vehicles
  • 595+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Haven, Connecticut
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Haven, Connecticut
  • 581 room
  • 392 rooms
  • 4193 rooms
  • 8274 rooms
  • 2,6135 rooms
  • 2,9696 rooms
  • 1,9487 rooms
  • 9828 rooms
  • 9499+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Haven, Connecticut
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Haven, Connecticut
  • 4441 room
  • 7742 rooms
  • 2,8333 rooms
  • 3,1314 rooms
  • 1,8255 rooms
  • 6126 rooms
  • 1867 rooms
  • 568 rooms
  • 839+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in West Haven, CT
West Haven city income, earnings, and wages data

  • West Haven, CT household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in West Haven, CT in 2022
  • 1,079Less than $10,000
  • 1,441$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,578$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,683$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,343$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,479$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,219$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,057$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,936$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,542$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,960$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,540$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in West Haven, CT

  • Distribution of house value in West Haven, CT in 2022
  • 297Less than $10,000
  • 25$10,000 to $14,999
  • 15$15,000 to $19,999
  • 54$20,000 to $24,999
  • 30$25,000 to $29,999
  • 17$35,000 to $39,999
  • 11$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 22$60,000 to $69,999
  • 49$70,000 to $79,999
  • 55$80,000 to $89,999
  • 93$90,000 to $99,999
  • 345$100,000 to $124,999
  • 275$125,000 to $149,999
  • 701$150,000 to $174,999
  • 537$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,122$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,266$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,398$300,000 to $399,999
  • 459$400,000 to $499,999
  • 360$500,000 to $749,999
  • 49$750,000 to $999,999
  • 14$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in West Haven, CT

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in West Haven, CT in 2022
  • 8Less than $100
  • 43$100 to $149
  • 75$150 to $199
  • 201$200 to $249
  • 138$250 to $299
  • 132$300 to $349
  • 212$350 to $399
  • 54$400 to $449
  • 101$450 to $499
  • 19$500 to $549
  • 163$550 to $599
  • 17$600 to $649
  • 31$650 to $699
  • 177$700 to $749
  • 224$750 to $799
  • 534$800 to $899
  • 855$900 to $999
  • 3,234$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,984$1,250 to $1,499
  • 631$1,500 to $1,999
  • 182$2,000 to $2,499
  • 112$2,500 to $2,999
  • 23$3,000 to $3,499
  • 18$3,500 or more
  • 534No cash rent
Work and jobs in West Haven: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,220 (8.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 819
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,131
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,786
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,576
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,750
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,831
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,506
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 517
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 434
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,163
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,085
  • 90 or more minutes: 474
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Haven

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,354 (66.9%)
  • Carpooled: 1,769 (9.6%)
  • Bus: 430 (2.3%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 43 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 174 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 37 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,269 (6.9%)
  • Worked at home: 2,220 (12.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.0%Males
  • 6.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 7.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 14.9%Males
  • 4.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 9.7%Males
  • 7.7%Females
Races in West Haven detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Haven, Connecticut
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Haven, Connecticut
  • 3,9722010 or later
  • 2,8112000 to 2009
  • 2,3141990 to 1999
  • 1,4111980 to 1989
  • 6901970 to 1979
  • 1,093Before 1970
Ancestries in West Haven, CT

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 4,490 (15.8%)
  • Irish: 1,433 (5.1%)
  • American: 947 (3.3%)
  • Jamaican: 909 (3.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 801 (2.8%)
  • English: 541 (1.9%)
  • Polish: 468 (1.7%)
  • German: 445 (1.6%)
  • Portuguese: 397 (1.4%)
  • African: 338 (1.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 320 (1.1%)
  • Moroccan: 292 (1.0%)
  • Brazilian: 273 (1.0%)
  • Cape Verdean: 223 (0.8%)
  • Senegalese: 199 (0.7%)
  • Afghan: 180 (0.6%)
  • Romanian: 153 (0.5%)
  • Palestinian: 143 (0.5%)
  • Egyptian: 142 (0.5%)
  • Canadian: 124 (0.4%)
  • French: 114 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 103 (0.4%)
  • Sudanese: 102 (0.4%)
  • European: 83 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 74 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 73 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 69 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 68 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 67 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 61 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 60 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 58 (0.2%)
  • British: 48 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 38 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 37 (0.1%)
  • British West Indian: 37 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 34 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 34 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 30 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 26 (0.09%)
  • Austrian: 25 (0.09%)
  • Finnish: 25 (0.09%)
  • Lithuanian: 25 (0.09%)
  • Welsh: 24 (0.08%)
  • Serbian: 21 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 21 (0.07%)
  • Norwegian: 19 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 18 (0.06%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 18 (0.06%)
  • Yugoslavian: 18 (0.06%)
  • Swedish: 16 (0.06%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.04%)
  • Scottish: 11 (0.04%)
  • Australian: 10 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 8 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Liberian: 4 (0.01%)
  • South African: 3 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
West Haven:

10.0% (1,103)
Connecticut:

4.8% (25,802)

Jamaica
West Haven:

9.8% (1,088)
Connecticut:

7.5% (40,568)

Ecuador
West Haven:

8.1% (896)
Connecticut:

4.4% (24,026)

Ghana
West Haven:

6.4% (707)
Connecticut:

1.0% (5,651)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
West Haven:

5.2% (573)
Connecticut:

4.4% (24,001)

Colombia
West Haven:

4.8% (530)
Connecticut:

3.3% (18,124)

Guatemala
West Haven:

4.1% (457)
Connecticut:

3.2% (17,617)

Morocco
West Haven:

4.0% (443)
Connecticut:

0.4% (1,914)

Pakistan
West Haven:

3.9% (437)
Connecticut:

1.3% (7,003)

India
West Haven:

3.9% (437)
Connecticut:

7.3% (39,879)

Philippines
West Haven:

3.5% (382)
Connecticut:

1.9% (10,545)

Dominican Republic
West Haven:

3.1% (344)
Connecticut:

5.0% (27,361)

Portugal
West Haven:

2.9% (322)
Connecticut:

1.7% (9,214)

Brazil
West Haven:

2.7% (296)
Connecticut:

4.7% (25,461)

Venezuela
West Haven:

2.6% (284)
Connecticut:

0.7% (3,904)

Peru
West Haven:

2.5% (276)
Connecticut:

2.5% (13,591)

Afghanistan
West Haven:

2.5% (274)
Connecticut:

0.4% (1,946)

Italy
West Haven:

2.2% (241)
Connecticut:

2.8% (15,141)

Sudan
West Haven:

2.1% (235)
Connecticut:

0.1% (769)

Egypt
West Haven:

1.7% (184)
Connecticut:

0.3% (1,703)

El Salvador
West Haven:

1.6% (172)
Connecticut:

1.1% (6,024)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 30,990
  • Other state: 11,422
  • Northeast: 8,532
  • Midwest: 502
  • South: 1,583
  • West: 822

85.1% of West Haven residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32.2% lived in Connecticut.


West Haven:

85.1%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 474
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 252
  • 5th and 6th grade: 339
  • 7th and 8th grade: 159
  • 9th grade: 380
  • 10th grade: 333
  • 11th grade: 150
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 383
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,740
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,604
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,986
  • Associate degree: 838
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,407
  • Master's degree: 1,309
  • Professional school degree: 268
  • Doctorate degree: 311
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 340
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 224
  • 5th and 6th grade: 155
  • 7th and 8th grade: 200
  • 9th grade: 96
  • 10th grade: 366
  • 11th grade: 176
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 250
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,792
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,069
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,044
  • Associate degree: 1,799
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,277
  • Master's degree: 1,675
  • Professional school degree: 435
  • Doctorate degree: 111
Educational Attainment for Females
West Haven marital status for males
West Haven marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,133
  • One, attached: 613
  • Two: 2,763
  • 3 or 4: 2,197
  • 5 to 9: 938
  • 10 to 19: 1,334
  • 20 to 49: 1,950
  • 50 or more: 2,001
  • Mobile homes: 86
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in West Haven
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Haven, CT
  • 52.1%Utility gas
  • 37.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.6%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Haven, CT
  • 50.1%Utility gas
  • 32.5%Electricity
  • 10.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.6%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 332
Here:

6.4%
Connecticut:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 305
Here:

13.1%
Connecticut:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,160
Here:

68.2%
Connecticut:

35.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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