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County:

New Haven County

State:

Connecticut

FIPS Code:

9009

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

24

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

182,105

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Other

24

% Water:

29.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

29

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Open high Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

744,948

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

761,325

2.2%

-1.5%

3.7%

1990:

804,219

5.6%

1.0%

4.7%

2000:

824,008

2.5%

-1.9%

4.4%

2005:

846,766

2.8%

1.1%

1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

616,541

74.8%

0-to-19:

223,601

27.1%

Black:

89,286

10.8%

20-to-39:

229,076

27.8%

Hispanic:

83,131

10.1%

40-to-59:

221,335

26.9%

American Indian:

1,467

0.2%

60-plus:

149,996

18.2%

Other:

33,583

4.1%

Median Age:

36.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1,360.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

27.6%

Median Family Income:

$60,549

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.0%

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