Connecticut Population, Economy, Jobs & Key Trends | Data Lab Region: Connecticut Coverage: 1636 - 2024 Report ID: RH-18507E446E0590A0 URL: https://greenblog.co.kr/en/data-report/connecticut-population-economy-jobs-key-trends-data-lab/ === Full report === Connecticut is a small state positioned between the New York metropolitan economy and the rest of New England. Population changes only modestly over the long run and includes several declines, while household income rises after an early pause. Home value falls for years before reversing and accelerating later, and unemployment trends substantially lower. Population moves through stagnation and rebound rather than rapid growth Connecticut's statewide population changes only modestly over the observed period. Several declines and rebounds make the pattern very different from a simple growth curve. Regional context matters. Fairfield County is closely tied to the New York labor market, Hartford and New Haven have different institutional economies, and eastern and shoreline communities have their own housing and employment patterns. Income rises, while housing turns later and more sharply Median household income is nearly flat early in the series and then moves into sustained growth. Median home value remains weak for longer before reversing direction and accelerating more strongly later. Because their turning points differ, rising income should not be equated with improved affordability. Housing conditions can vary substantially across commuter, shoreline, Hartford and New Haven markets. The labor market improves over a long stretch Unemployment reaches an early high and then declines for many successive observations. The pandemic period produces only a short pause in the longer downward direction. Insurance, finance, health care, education, manufacturing and New York-oriented commuting all matter to the state's labor structure, so the statewide rate is most useful when read with regional industry context. Institutions and infrastructure give the statistics a regional frame The Fundamental Orders and current constitution reflect Connecticut's unusually long constitutional tradition, while Yale reinforces New Haven's education and research role. Mystic Seaport preserves the state's maritime heritage. The Turnpike and Bradley Airport link Connecticut to larger regional markets. DEEP integrates environmental and energy policy, and Paid Leave adds a newer social-policy layer connecting work and family care. Sources US_EIA · Total primary energy productionUS_EIA · Total energy consumptionUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · PopulationUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median household incomeUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median home valueUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Unemployment rate FAQ Has Connecticut's population grown rapidly over the long run? No. The statewide pattern is better described as modest growth with repeated periods of stagnation, decline and rebound. Does higher household income mean housing became more affordable? Not necessarily. Home values rise strongly later in the series and Connecticut contains very different commuter, shoreline and urban housing markets. What defines Connecticut beyond the four core indicators? Hartford's government and insurance role, New Haven's education and health institutions, shoreline transport and maritime heritage, and the state's environmental and energy institutions are major parts of the regional story. Connecticut combines modest and uneven population change with sustained income growth, a housing market that reverses from decline into strong appreciation, and a much lower long-run unemployment profile. New York commuting ties, Hartford and New Haven institutions, coastal transport and environmental policy create a regionally varied state beneath the statewide averages. === Metrics === Total primary energy production 1985 173551 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1986 230365 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1987 242884 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1988 268028 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1989 239974 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1990 239995 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1991 160206 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1992 211595 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1993 265256 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1994 247832 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1995 240628 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1996 117101 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1997 46361 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1998 80167 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 1999 178869 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2000 217677 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2001 188940 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2002 181822 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2003 195003 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2004 199599 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2005 184977 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2006 195265 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2007 193524 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2008 183980 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2009 200345 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2010 202749 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2011 193630 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2012 203691 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2013 205602 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2014 194831 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2015 212154 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2016 204112 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2017 200744 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2018 207286 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2019 205326 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2020 197784 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2021 214765 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2022 206973 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2023 178780 Billion Btu Total primary energy production 2024 211882 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1985 702339 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1986 717725 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1987 744352 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1988 778584 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1989 790516 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1990 772489 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1991 772348 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1992 807110 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1993 793436 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1994 796851 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1995 779891 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1996 807830 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1997 796695 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1998 783855 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 1999 829664 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2000 841087 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2001 826501 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2002 811464 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2003 888123 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2004 903011 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2005 871777 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2006 816420 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2007 838749 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2008 770340 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2009 763039 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2010 767505 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2011 740352 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2012 726547 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2013 744710 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2014 748771 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2015 754395 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2016 721667 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2017 724109 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2018 750446 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2019 730033 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2020 664929 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2021 699038 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2022 718240 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2023 687832 Billion Btu Total energy consumption 2024 709097 Billion Btu Population 2011 3558172 persons Population 2012 3572213 persons Population 2013 3583561 persons Population 2014 3592053 persons Population 2015 3593222 persons Population 2016 3588570 persons Population 2017 3594478 persons Population 2018 3581504 persons Population 2019 3575074 persons Population 2020 3570549 persons Population 2021 3605330 persons Population 2022 3611317 persons Population 2023 3598348 persons Population 2024 3624508 persons Median household income 2011 69243 US dollars Median household income 2012 69519 US dollars Median household income 2013 69461 US dollars Median household income 2014 69899 US dollars Median household income 2015 70331 US dollars Median household income 2016 71755 US dollars Median household income 2017 73781 US dollars Median household income 2018 76106 US dollars Median household income 2019 78444 US dollars Median household income 2020 79855 US dollars Median household income 2021 83572 US dollars Median household income 2022 90213 US dollars Median household income 2023 93760 US dollars Median household income 2024 95781 US dollars Median home value 2011 293100 US dollars Median home value 2012 285900 US dollars Median home value 2013 278900 US dollars Median home value 2014 274500 US dollars Median home value 2015 270500 US dollars Median home value 2016 269300 US dollars Median home value 2017 270100 US dollars Median home value 2018 272700 US dollars Median home value 2019 275400 US dollars Median home value 2020 279700 US dollars Median home value 2021 286700 US dollars Median home value 2022 323700 US dollars Median home value 2023 343200 US dollars Median home value 2024 366900 US dollars Unemployment rate 2011 8.4855285940752 percent Unemployment rate 2012 9.1581534446533 percent Unemployment rate 2013 9.7793418972464 percent Unemployment rate 2014 9.551317851203 percent Unemployment rate 2015 8.8187135341036 percent Unemployment rate 2016 7.9543057834148 percent Unemployment rate 2017 7.2315831345289 percent Unemployment rate 2018 6.5023750822422 percent Unemployment rate 2019 6.0274562494954 percent Unemployment rate 2020 6.0420250145678 percent Unemployment rate 2021 6.0614976816759 percent Unemployment rate 2022 5.9073463152895 percent Unemployment rate 2023 5.6463473625824 percent Unemployment rate 2024 5.5946190080072 percent === Timeline === 1636 1636 - Thomas Hooker and company found Hartford — Thomas Hooker and settlers from Massachusetts moved into the Connecticut River Valley and established Hartford, creating one of the core communities of the later Connecticut Colony. 1639 1639 - Connecticut adopts the Fundamental Orders — The Connecticut Colony adopted the Fundamental Orders to create a framework of government for Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield. 1701 1701 - Connecticut authorizes the Collegiate School that became Yale — The Connecticut legislature authorized a Collegiate School, creating the legal foundation for the institution that later became Yale University. 1788 1788 - Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution — Connecticut ratified the United States Constitution and formally entered the new federal constitutional system. 1938 1938 - Major hurricane and floods strike Connecticut — A powerful New England hurricane and associated flooding caused major loss of life and property in Connecticut. 1958 1958 - Connecticut Turnpike opens — The Connecticut Turnpike opened, greatly strengthening highway and freight connectivity along the state's southern corridor between the New York region and Rhode Island. 1965 1965 - Connecticut adopts its current state constitution — Voters approved a new constitution prepared by the Constitutional Convention, and the governor proclaimed its adoption, creating the framework of modern Connecticut government. 1986 1986 - Total primary energy production: 230365 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 717725 Billion Btu 1987 1987 - Total primary energy production: 242884 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 744352 Billion Btu 1988 1988 - Total primary energy production: 268028 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 778584 Billion Btu 1989 1989 - Total primary energy production: 239974 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 790516 Billion Btu 1990 1990 - Total primary energy production: 239995 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 772489 Billion Btu 1991 1991 - Total primary energy production: 160206 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 772348 Billion Btu 1992 1992 - Total primary energy production: 211595 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 807110 Billion Btu 1993 1993 - Total primary energy production: 265256 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 793436 Billion Btu 1994 1994 - Total primary energy production: 247832 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 796851 Billion Btu 1995 1995 - Total primary energy production: 240628 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 779891 Billion Btu 1996 1996 - Total primary energy production: 117101 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 807830 Billion Btu 1997 1997 - Total primary energy production: 46361 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 796695 Billion Btu 1998 1998 - Total primary energy production: 80167 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 783855 Billion Btu 1999 1999 - Total primary energy production: 178869 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 829664 Billion Btu 2000 2000 - Total primary energy production: 217677 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 841087 Billion Btu 2001 2001 - Total primary energy production: 188940 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 826501 Billion Btu 2002 2002 - Total primary energy production: 181822 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 811464 Billion Btu 2003 2003 - Total primary energy production: 195003 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 888123 Billion Btu 2004 2004 - Total primary energy production: 199599 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 903011 Billion Btu 2005 2005 - Total primary energy production: 184977 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 871777 Billion Btu 2006 2006 - Total primary energy production: 195265 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 816420 Billion Btu 2007 2007 - Total primary energy production: 193524 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 838749 Billion Btu 2008 2008 - Total primary energy production: 183980 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 770340 Billion Btu 2009 2009 - Total primary energy production: 200345 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 763039 Billion Btu 2010 2010 - Total primary energy production: 202749 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 767505 Billion Btu 2011 2011 - Total primary energy production: 193630 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 740352 Billion Btu - Connecticut creates the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection — Connecticut created the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection by combining environmental protection with utility and energy responsibilities. 2012 2012 - Total primary energy production: 203691 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 726547 Billion Btu - Population: 3572213 persons - Median household income: 69519 US dollars - Median home value: 285900 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 9.1581534446533 percent 2013 2013 - Total primary energy production: 205602 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 744710 Billion Btu - Population: 3583561 persons - Median household income: 69461 US dollars - Median home value: 278900 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 9.7793418972464 percent 2014 2014 - Total primary energy production: 194831 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 748771 Billion Btu - Population: 3592053 persons - Median household income: 69899 US dollars - Median home value: 274500 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 9.551317851203 percent 2015 2015 - Total primary energy production: 212154 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 754395 Billion Btu - Population: 3593222 persons - Median household income: 70331 US dollars - Median home value: 270500 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 8.8187135341036 percent 2016 2016 - Total primary energy production: 204112 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 721667 Billion Btu - Population: 3588570 persons - Median household income: 71755 US dollars - Median home value: 269300 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 7.9543057834148 percent 2017 2017 - Total primary energy production: 200744 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 724109 Billion Btu - Population: 3594478 persons - Median household income: 73781 US dollars - Median home value: 270100 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 7.2315831345289 percent 2018 2018 - Total primary energy production: 207286 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 750446 Billion Btu - Population: 3581504 persons - Median household income: 76106 US dollars - Median home value: 272700 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 6.5023750822422 percent 2019 2019 - Total primary energy production: 205326 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 730033 Billion Btu - Population: 3575074 persons - Median household income: 78444 US dollars - Median home value: 275400 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 6.0274562494954 percent - Connecticut enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave — Connecticut enacted a Paid Family and Medical Leave framework to provide income-replacement support for qualifying family and medical leave. 2020 2020 - Total primary energy production: 197784 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 664929 Billion Btu - Population: 3570549 persons - Median household income: 79855 US dollars - Median home value: 279700 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 6.0420250145678 percent 2021 2021 - Total primary energy production: 214765 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 699038 Billion Btu - Population: 3605330 persons - Median household income: 83572 US dollars - Median home value: 286700 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 6.0614976816759 percent 2022 2022 - Total primary energy production: 206973 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 718240 Billion Btu - Population: 3611317 persons - Median household income: 90213 US dollars - Median home value: 323700 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 5.9073463152895 percent 2023 2023 - Total primary energy production: 178780 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 687832 Billion Btu - Population: 3598348 persons - Median household income: 93760 US dollars - Median home value: 343200 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 5.6463473625824 percent 2024 2024 - Total primary energy production: 211882 Billion Btu - Total energy consumption: 709097 Billion Btu - Population: 3624508 persons - Median household income: 95781 US dollars - Median home value: 366900 US dollars - Unemployment rate: 5.5946190080072 percent === Regional places === - Government: Hartford — Hartford is Connecticut's capital and a major center for state government, insurance, health care and education. - Major city: New Haven — New Haven is a major southern Connecticut city with important higher-education, health-care, cultural and coastal transportation functions. - Education: Yale University — Yale University is a major research university in New Haven whose origins trace to a charter granted by the Connecticut legislature. - Nature & parks: Sleeping Giant State Park — Sleeping Giant State Park is a prominent natural area near New Haven offering forest, hiking, scenic views and public recreation. - maritime_history: Mystic Seaport Museum — Mystic Seaport Museum is a major institution for preserving, researching and interpreting Connecticut and American maritime history. - Transport: Bradley International Airport — Bradley International Airport is Connecticut's principal air gateway for the Hartford region and southern New England. === Sources === - US_EIA TEPRB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/ - US_EIA TETCB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/ - US_CENSUS_DATA_API B01003_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5 - US_CENSUS_DATA_API B19013_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5 - US_CENSUS_DATA_API B25077_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5 - US_CENSUS_DATA_API B23025_003E+B23025_005E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5