Community Demographics

in East Haven, Connecticut

(East Haven is Located in New Haven County)

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Population in East Haven, Connecticut

Population

28054

In terms of political views, the East Haven population skews Democratic. The top religion in East Haven is Catholic. The top age group is 45-64 per census data.

Household Types

Singles in East Haven 58.5%

Married Couples in East Haven 41.5%

Age Groups

18 to 24 year olds 9.2%

25 to 44 year olds 24.4%

45 to 64 year olds 29.1%

65+ year olds 19.6%

Other 17.7%

Race Diversity

The Race Diversity score in East Haven, Connecticut is 26.9.Industry diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

Latino/Hispanics 18.3%

Whites 76.9%

Black or African Americans 6.2%

American Indian & Alaska Natives 0.0%

Asians 3.5%

Native Hawaiians & Other Pacific Islanders 0.0%

Multi 5.9%

Other 7.6%

The Religion

The primary religious affiliation in East Haven, Connecticut is Catholic. The Religion Diversity score in East Haven, Connecticut is 17.4Religion diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score..

Protestant 10.8%

Catholic 35.3%

Orthodox 0.4%

Other / Christian 0.0%

Mormon 0.3%

Jewish 1.3%

Muslim 0.5%

Buddhist 0.1%

Hindu 0.0%

Other / Non-Christian 0.1%

No Religion 51.2%

Industry and Occupation

The top industry present in East Haven, Connecticut is Educational services, and health care and social assistance. 32.5 % of residents work in Management, business, science, and arts occupations, while only 11.8% work in Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. The Industry Diversity score in East Haven, Connecticut is 68.8.Industry diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.0%

Construction 8.5%

Manufacturing 8.6%

Wholesale trade 2.0%

Retail trade 14.0%

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.8%

Information 1.0%

Finance and insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 6.2%

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 7.3%

Educational services, health care, and social assistance 27.9%

Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services 8.2%

Other services, except public administration 5.5%

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3.0%

The Occupation Diversity score in East Haven, Connecticut is 77.6.Occupation diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

Management, business, science, and arts occupations 32.5%

Service occupations 17.4%

Sales and office occupations 25.4%

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 11.8%

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 12.9%

Average Educational level

46.5% of residents in East Haven, Connecticut have earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to the U.S. average of 46.6%. 41.8% of residents in East Haven, Connecticut hold STEM degrees (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). The Educational level Diversity score in East Haven, Connecticut is 62.3.Educational diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

Less than high school graduate 7.4%

High school graduate (includes equivalency) 46.1%

Some college or associate's degree 24.1%

Bachelor's degree 14.1%

Graduate or professional degree 8.3%

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Pros and Cons of living in East Haven, Connecticut in reviews from users in their own words:

Pros	Cons
Close to great restaurants	old people, bad education, republican
Ocean, proximity to large cities, young people, cute towns, history, career opportunities	less friendly culture, too far from west coast, poverty, lack of community, lack of amenities nearby, East coast culture, lack of population growth, dying industries, unwelcoming people
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Close to great restaurants
Ocean, proximity to large cities, young people, cute towns, history, career opportunities

Cons
old people, bad education, republican
less friendly culture, too far from west coast, poverty, lack of community, lack of amenities nearby, East coast culture, lack of population growth, dying industries, unwelcoming people
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