Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 177,311
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 177,311
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 174,226
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 X
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 X
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 15.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 25.8%
Female persons, percent 51.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 86.1%
Black alone, percent(a) 6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 9.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 79.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 8,513
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 8.2%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 83,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $379,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,411
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,020
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,454
Building Permits, 2025 358
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 74,068
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.28
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 10.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 92.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 46.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 521,049
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,800,941
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 163,919
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,187,078
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $18,110
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.0
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $104,428
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $59,075
Persons in poverty, percent 7.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 4,489
Total employment, 2023 65,436
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 4,140,720
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 15,871
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 4,147
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,478
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,297
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,571
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 X
Population per square mile, 2010 X
Land area in square miles, 2020 X
Land area in square miles, 2010 X
FIPS Code 09130