Metropolitan Area Residents (New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA)
1980: 500,474
1990: 530,180
2000: 542,149
Percent change, 1990–2000: 2.2%
U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (New York CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 1st
City Residents
1980: 126,089
1990: 130,474
2000: 123,626
2003 estimate: 124,512
Percent change, 1990–2000: -5.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 125th
U.S. rank in 1990: 138th
U.S. rank in 2000: 196th
Density: 6,558 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 53,723
Black or African American: 46,181
American Indian and Alaska Native: 535
Asian: 4,819
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 79
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 26,443
Other: 13,460
Percent of residents born in state: 50.7% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 8,749
Population 5 to 9 years old: 9,051
Population 10 to 14 years old: 8,792
Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,910
Population 20 to 24 years old: 14,183
Population 25 to 34 years old: 22,028
Population 35 to 44 years old: 16,578
Population 45 to 54 years old: 12,564
Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,539
Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,561
Population 65 to 74 years old: 5,986
Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,701
Population 85 years and over: 1,984
Median age: 29.3 years (2000)
Births (2001, New Haven County)
Total number: 10,990
Deaths (2001, New Haven County)
Total number: 8,124 (of which, 82 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,393
Median household income: $29,604
Total number of households: 47,193
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 9,447
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,335
$15,000 to $24,999: 7,041
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,895
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,999
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,924
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,314
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,052
$150,000 to $199,999: 561
$200,000 or more: 625
Percent of families below poverty level: 20.5% (51.2% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 16,044 (Bridgeport, CT MSA)