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06117

West Hartford, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,116
Median household income
$171,707
People below poverty
4%
Median home value
$472,300

Income

The median income of households in 06117 was $171,707. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 41.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7
$25,000 to $34,999 5
$35,000 to $49,999 3.9
$50,000 to $74,999 6.6
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 11.8
$150,000 to $199,999 15.7
$200,000 or more 41.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 136490
Female 93049

An estimated 75% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,416. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75
Social Security 37.1
Retirement income 31.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 3.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 2.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4
Children under 18 years below poverty 2.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3

In 2020-2024, 4.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 12.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 81% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 9.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06117 in 2020-2024, 98.4% had health insurance coverage and 1.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.1% and public coverage was 26.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.5%.


In 2020-2024, 06117 had a total population of 16,116 - 8,306 (51.5%) females and 7,810 (48.5%) males. The median age was 43.9 years. An estimated 22.5% of the population was under 18 years, 24.1% was 19 to 44 years, 26.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06117 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 493 469
5 to 9 436 441
10 to 14 611 456
15 to 19 825 604
20 to 24 307 388
25 to 29 279 229
30 to 34 255 337
35 to 39 592 569
40 to 44 492 444
45 to 49 391 503
50 to 54 481 520
55 to 59 583 513
60 to 64 582 683
65 to 69 325 451
70 to 74 394 480
75 to 79 197 324
80 to 84 286 301
85 and over 281 594

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 73.8% were White; 6.5% were Black or African American; 3.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9.2% were Asian; 3.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.5% of the people in 06117 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 72.1% of the people in 06117 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,862 households in 06117. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.2% of the households in 06117 while cohabiting couple households made up 5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.8% of all households, while 8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.3% of all households.

In 06117, 36.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.2
Cohabiting Couples 5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.2% of males and 53% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.5 26.7
Now married, except separated 62.2 53
Separated 0.9 0.1
Widowed 2.2 12.1
Divorced 4.3 8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06117, 167 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 80.7% of the people living in 06117 were U.S. natives. 46.4% of the 06117 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 19.3% of 06117 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06117 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 06117.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 21.9
Asia 33.5
Europe 35.7
Africa 8.1
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06117 in 2020-2024, 24 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.1% of people at least five years old; 6.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.1
Other Indo-European languages 12.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.3
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 06117 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.7
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 0.5
Different state 4.8
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 73.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06117 was 4,047 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 265 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,832. College or graduate school enrollment was 950.

Educational Attainment of People in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.2
High school diploma or equivalency 8.5
Some college, no degree 9
Associate's degree 5.6
Bachelor's degree 30.8
Graduate or professional degree 42.9

Disability

In 06117, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 6.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06117, 60.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,284 79.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 990 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 582 7.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06117 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 6.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 14.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06117 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,669 72.1
Service occupations 592 7.5
Sales and office occupations 1,057 13.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 133 1.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 411 5.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.1% of 06117 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 1.5
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 27

In 2020-2024, 06117 had a total of 6,083 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.7
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06117 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 75.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06117 had 5,862 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 221 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.3% while renters occupied 20.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.87 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.56.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.3% and another 20.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06117:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06117 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.3
Electricity 11.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 21
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06117 was $472,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62 % had a mortgage. 38% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,122 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06117 was $2,179. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.