SCSU's Living Circumstances

New Haven School District Overview

Southern Connecticut State University located in New Haven School District area. A total of 49,177 households are located in New Haven School District area. Among them, 14,909 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.37 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 38,500 and 42,787 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

13.47% (16,289) of residents are non-citizens and 36.30% (43,891) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of New Haven School District, Connecticut
Household	49,177
Population	120,919
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	14,909 (30.32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	38,500
Total Students	42,787
Pre-Kindergarten	2,342
Kindergarten	1,540
Grade 1-8	13,127
Grade 9-12	7,534
College/Graduate School	18,244
Veterans	100,868
Non-citizen	16,289
Non-English Home Language	43,891
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

104,303 residents are over the age of 16 and 66,739 people are in labor force. Among them, 66,692 people are in civilian labor force and 47 are in armed labor force. 60,709 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for New Haven School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,530	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	34,965	58.74%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,422	9.11%
Public transportation	7,074	11.88%
Walked	6,794	11.41%
Other method	2,462	4.14%
Worked from home	2,813	4.73%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	60,709	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	23,748	39.12%
Service	15,070	24.82%
Sales and office	10,550	17.38%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,896	6.42%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,445	12.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	60,709	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	84	0.14%
Construction	3,039	5.01%
Manufacturing	4,706	7.75%
Wholesale trade	940	1.55%
Retail trade	5,812	9.57%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,509	4.13%
Information	1,100	1.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,106	3.47%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,716	9.42%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	24,052	39.62%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,889	9.70%
Other services, except public administration	2,919	4.81%
Public administration	1,837	3.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	60,709	-
Private wage and salary workers	51,524	84.87%
Government workers	6,801	11.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,342	3.86%
Unpaid family workers	42	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,362 for the 49,177 households in New Haven School District area, Connecticut. The average income of a single worker is $28,305. 117,356 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	49,177	-
Less than $10,000	5,542	11.27%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,370	8.89%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,845	11.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,446	11.07%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,154	12.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,747	15.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,720	9.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,752	9.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,408	4.90%
More than $200,000	2,193	4.46%
Median Household Income	$42,222	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,362	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	25,295	-
Less than $10,000	2,057	8.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,497	5.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,645	10.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,234	12.79%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,227	12.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,067	16.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,296	9.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,982	11.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,610	6.36%
More than $200,000	1,680	6.64%

Median Family Income	$49,929	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,274	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,305	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,035	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,035	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	128,829	-
With health insurance coverage	117,356	91.09%
Public coverage	60,219	46.74%
Private health insurance	65,433	50.79%
Without health insurance coverage	11,473	8.91%

Housing

There are 55,682 housing units in New Haven School District area, Connecticut with 49,177 units (88.32%) occupied. 13,757 houses (27.97%) are occupied by owner and 35,420 houses (72.03%) are rented. The average housing value is $199,000 and the average rental cost is $1,196. 412 houses (0.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 30,756 houses (55.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,682	-
Occupied	49,177	88.32%
Owner Occupied	13,757	27.97%
Renter Occupied	35,420	72.03%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,805	19.40%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,198	3.95%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	42,611	76.53%
Mobile Homes	25	0.04%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	43	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,682	-
Built 2014 or later	412	0.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,336	2.40%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,667	4.79%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,475	2.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,975	7.14%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,430	7.96%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,415	9.72%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,216	9.37%
Built 1949 or earlier	30,756	55.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,682	-
1 room	3,062	5.50%
2 rooms	3,723	6.69%
3 rooms	8,507	15.28%
4 rooms	12,774	22.94%
5 rooms	13,139	23.60%
6 rooms	6,992	12.56%
7 rooms	3,321	5.96%
8 rooms	1,857	3.34%
9 rooms or more	2,307	4.14%
Median Number of Rooms	4.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	55,682	-
no bedroom	3,367	6.05%
1 bedroom	11,996	21.54%
2 bedrooms	20,708	37.19%
3 bedrooms	13,930	25.02%
4 bedrooms	3,978	7.14%
5 bedrooms or more	1,703	3.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,757	-
Less than $50,000	370	2.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,083	7.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,942	14.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,552	25.82%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,848	27.97%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,048	14.89%
$500,000 - $999,999	821	5.97%
$1,000,000 or more	93	0.68%
Median House Value	$199,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	34,921	-
Less than $500	4,635	13.27%
$500 - $999	6,525	18.69%
$1,000 - $1,499	14,378	41.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	6,795	19.46%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,783	5.11%
$2,500 - $2,999	535	1.53%
$3,000 or more	270	0.77%
Median Rental Costs	$1,196	-

Demographic

A total of 130,331 people lives in New Haven School District area, Connecticut with 61,926 male and 68,405 female. The males to female ratio is 47.51 to 52.49. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	130,331	-
Male	61,926	47.51%
Female	68,405	52.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	130,331	-
Under 5 years	8,216	6.30%
5 - 9 years	8,054	6.18%
10 - 14 years	7,992	6.13%
15 - 19 years	11,610	8.91%
20 - 24 years	13,852	10.63%
25 - 34 years	24,787	19.02%
35 - 44 years	16,363	12.55%
45 - 54 years	14,408	11.05%
55 - 59 years	6,295	4.83%
60 - 64 years	5,343	4.10%
65 - 74 years	8,324	6.39%
75 - 84 years	3,567	2.74%
85 years and older	1,520	1.17%
Median Age	30.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	130,331	-
One Race	124,595	95.60%
White	57,859	44.39%
Black or African American	42,538	32.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native	556	0.43%
Asian	6,537	5.02%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.01%
Other	17,090	13.11%

Two or more races	5,736	4.40%
White and Black or African American	1,654	1.27%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	392	0.30%
White and Asian	789	0.61%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	679	0.52%