Demographics of Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut had 994,115 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +30,081 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Capitol Planning Region, in four figures

994,115
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +30,081 people.; 40.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,394 ±$1,372
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	964,034	100.0	100.0
2021	971,972	100.8	100.2
2022	975,074	101.1	100.7
2023	981,775	101.8	101.6
2024	989,194	102.6	102.5
2025	994,115	103.1	103.1

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Population of Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	964,034	−13,652	−1,072	+137	−10,473
2021	971,972	+7,938	−332	+1,697	+6,119
2022	975,074	+3,102	−221	+5,872	−1,949
2023	981,775	+6,701	+157	+7,252	−481
2024	989,194	+7,419	−11	+8,117	−578
2025	994,115	+4,921	+230	+4,741	−105

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±0.2: for men 38.5 ±0.2 and for women 41.5 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Capitol Planning Region by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	49,409 ±23	5.1% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	147,615 ±1,958	15.1% ±0.2	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	98,947 ±1,851	10.1% ±0.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	254,429 ±2,293	26.0% ±0.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	250,585 ±2,303	25.6% ±0.2	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	176,305 ±2,590	18.0% ±0.3	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,394 ±$1,372, and income per person $51,016 ±$570, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Capitol Planning Region by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	51,384 ±1,913	13.1% ±0.5	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	55,930 ±2,137	14.3% ±0.5	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	51,977 ±1,890	13.3% ±0.5	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	49,096 ±1,724	12.6% ±0.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	68,667 ±1,874	17.6% ±0.5	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	45,867 ±1,578	11.7% ±0.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	68,192 ±1,778	17.4% ±0.5	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Capitol Planning Region by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	97,216 ±4,365	10.3% ±0.5	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	25,379 ±1,764	13.0% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	50,211 ±2,305	9.8% ±0.4	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	21,626 ±1,186	9.2% ±0.5	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Capitol Planning Region, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	416,559 ±212	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±0.3	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±0.3	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±0.6	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±0.6	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$323,700 ±$2,648	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,411 ±$14	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±1	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Capitol Planning Region by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	172,777 ±0	17.7% ±<0.1	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	586,046 ±1,681	60.0% ±0.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	112,506 ±1,542	11.5% ±0.2	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	58,275 ±886	6.0% ±0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	680 ±132	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	246 ±105	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6,894 ±1,084	0.7% ±0.1	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	39,866 ±2,090	4.1% ±0.2	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Capitol Planning Region by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	545,244 ±5,453	55.8% ±0.6	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	231,772 ±4,273	23.7% ±0.4	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51,350 ±2,226	5.3% ±0.2	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	148,924 ±3,841	15.2% ±0.4	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	88,699 ±2,621	9.1% ±0.3	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	60,225 ±2,756	6.2% ±0.3	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Capitol Planning Region among the counties of Connecticut

1st of 9 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Counties of Connecticut near Capitol Planning Region in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Capitol Planning Region	994,115	+3.1%
Western Connecticut Planning Region	640,482	+3.5%
South Central Connecticut Planning Region	578,741	+2.5%
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	463,349	+3.2%
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	337,697	+4.1%
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	284,015	+2.0%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties by population in Connecticut
No. 4 Counties by population growth in Connecticut
No. 51 Counties by population
No. 151 Counties by foreign-born share
No. 151 Counties by per capita income
No. 182 Counties by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026