Connecticut
A Demographic Look at Connecticut's Population — Connecticut by the Numbers
The United States Census Bureau’s data snapshot of Connecticut includes an array of data that gives a glimpse at an array of demographic data, and various other stats, from employment to higher education, number of uninsured to number of businesses:
Total Population: 3,605,944
Source: 2020 Decennial Census
Median Household Income: $88,429
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Bachelor’s Degree Or Higher: 41.9 %
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Employment Rate: 62.3 %
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Total Housing Units: 1,530,197
Source: 2020 Decennial Census
Without Health Care Coverage: 5.2 %
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Total Employer Establishments: 88,509
Source: 2021 Economic Surveys Business Patterns
Total Households: 1,433,635
Source: 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Hispanic or Latino (of Any Race): 623,293
Source: 2020 Decennial Census
Median Age in Connecticut 40.9 (Median Age in United States 39.0)
2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Three Rocky Hill firefighters were honored Monday night for their part in a rescue on the Connecticut River in March.
Emergency crews responded to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill on March 23 in response to a report of a vehicle in the river.
When they arrived, they found a woman in a Jeep about 35 feet out from the riverbank.
Crews broke a window and pulled the woman to safety after about 10 minutes, according to fire officials.
The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Monday evening, Captain William Kelly, Captain Roberto Leone, and Lt. Travis Gerace-Hicks were awarded the fire department’s valor award for their rescue efforts.
ROCKY HILL — A man from South Carolina is facing charges after cutting down light poles along the highway in Rocky Hill, Connecticut State Police said.
Lamont Carlson Tucker, 62, of Myrtle Beach, is charged with first-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree larceny, police said.
Police said troopers responded to reports of “an individual cutting light poles” around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Tucker was released on a $3,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at state Superior Court in New Britain June 12, police said.
The North Haven Police Department is continuing to investigate after a male was shot while riding a moped on Sunday night.
According to police, a 20-year-old male was shot in the area of Whitney Avenue near the Hamden town line.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.
No other information has been released.
Police are continuing to investigate, and say that there will be a heavy police presence in the area of Whitney Avenue and Skiff Street.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Haven Police Department.
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