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
