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06513

New Haven, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
38,888
Median household income
$48,500
People below poverty
21.4%
Median home value
$235,500

Income

The median income of households in 06513 was $48,500. An estimated 10.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.4
$10,000 to $14,999 8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.7
$25,000 to $34,999 12.3
$35,000 to $49,999 13.9
$50,000 to $74,999 14.5
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 10.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 4.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59244
Female 48572

An estimated 67.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,067. 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 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.6
Social Security 31.4
Retirement income 17.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11
Cash public assistance income 4.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.1

In 2020-2024, 36.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06513 in 2020-2024, 89.7% had health insurance coverage and 10.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 43.4% and public coverage was 55%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.8%.


In 2020-2024, 06513 had a total population of 38,888 - 20,561 (52.9%) females and 18,327 (47.1%) males. The median age was 38.1 years. An estimated 23.5% of the population was under 18 years, 33.8% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06513 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 892 1112
5 to 9 968 1376
10 to 14 1401 1470
15 to 19 1594 1115
20 to 24 1048 1280
25 to 29 1058 1273
30 to 34 1483 1493
35 to 39 1477 1643
40 to 44 878 1533
45 to 49 1314 930
50 to 54 1095 1599
55 to 59 1107 1212
60 to 64 1341 1119
65 to 69 797 1122
70 to 74 644 772
75 to 79 824 748
80 to 84 174 222
85 and over 232 542

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 36% were White; 23.3% were Black or African American; 3.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 6.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 46.1% of the people in 06513 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 27% of the people in 06513 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,914 households in 06513. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 26.6% of the households in 06513 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41.7% of all households, while 21.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.6% of all households.

In 06513, 31.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26.6
Cohabiting Couples 10.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.6% of males and 27.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.3 47.1
Now married, except separated 32.6 27.8
Separated 0.7 5.7
Widowed 2 6.5
Divorced 10.4 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06513, 729 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.5% of the people living in 06513 were U.S. natives. 56.6% of the 06513 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.5% of 06513 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06513 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 06513.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 76.1
Asia 4.4
Europe 16.2
Africa 2.8
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06513 in 2020-2024, 42.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 37.9% of people at least five years old; 19.3% 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 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 37.9
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 06513 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.3
Different house, same county 4.8
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06513 was 9,660 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 384 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,031. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,245.

Educational Attainment of People in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.7
High school diploma or equivalency 40.2
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 12.5
Graduate or professional degree 6.8

Disability

In 06513, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.2% of people under 18 years old, to 13.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06513, 52.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,987 84.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,915 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 574 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06513 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 8.7
Manufacturing 13.6
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 14
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06513 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,666 28.3
Service occupations 3,258 19.8
Sales and office occupations 2,826 17.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,008 12.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,735 22.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.9% of 06513 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 7.8
Walked 3.8
Other means 3
Worked from home 9.5

In 2020-2024, 06513 had a total of 17,126 housing units. Of these housing units, 34.1% 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"). 65.9% 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 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 34.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 65.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06513 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 36.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06513 had 15,914 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,212 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 40.3% while renters occupied 59.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.69 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.24.

3.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 26.3% and another 11.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06513:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06513 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 59.2
Electricity 24.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 14.4
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06513 was $235,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64 % had a mortgage. 36% 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 $1,854 and for owners without a mortgage it was $985.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06513 was $1,243. 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.