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Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

Demographic and economic profile of Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Northwest Hills Planning Region is a small, predominantly owner-occupied rural corridor of 114,101 residents with a median household income of $93,551 and a median home value of $311,700—relatively affordable by Connecticut standards. The workforce skews older (median age 47.1) with 39.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a labor force participation rate of 65.2%, while median worker earnings sit at $50,960 against an unemployment rate of 5.4%. Homeownership stands at 76.3%, the foreign-born share is modest at 9.5%, and a mean commute of 28.5 minutes points to a workforce drawing from a dispersed, lower-density geography.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

114,101

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$93,551

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone94,550 (83.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,896 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,310 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,830 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,178 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone2,397 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,506
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,082
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,148
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,017
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island580

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,412

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$55,526

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,516
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,914
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)6,101
  4. 4.Construction (Group)5,577
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)5,343

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations26,577
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,772
  3. 3.Service Occupations9,649
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,879
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,571

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.30×)5,268
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.17×)4,582
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)15,875
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.11×)1,219
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)6,397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$311,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,169/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9997,076 (19.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9995,088 (13.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,487 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,267 (11.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,821 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,058 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,960

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone40,983 (71.5%)
  • Worked At Home8,699 (15.2%)
  • Carpooled4,151 (7.2%)
  • Walked2,161 (3.8%)
  • Public Transit604 (1.1%)
  • Other504 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.