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West Haven, Connecticut QuickFacts

	West Haven, Connecticut	United States
Total population	52,360	281,421,906
State	Connecticut
City	west haven

West Haven, Connecticut Population

	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
Male	24,995	47.74%	49.06%
Female	27,365	52.26%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.4		35.3

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	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
18 years and over	40,252	76.88%	74.31%
21 years and over	38,160	72.88%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,513	16.26%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,442	14.21%	12.43%

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	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
White	38,824	74.15%	75.14%
Black or African American	8,530	16.29%	12.32%
Asian	1,525	2.91%	3.64%
Some other race	2,022	3.86%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,459	2.79%	2.43%

West Haven, Connecticut Housing

	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
Total households	21,090		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,123	62.22%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,967	37.78%	31.94%

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	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
Total housing units	22,336		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,246	5.58%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	21,090	94.42%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	11,632	52.08%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,458	42.34%	30.77%

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	West Haven, Connecticut	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	87	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,796	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,795	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,572	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	219	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	109	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	118,600	119,600

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	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,145	19.65%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,028	28.58%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,616	12.4%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,115	14.77%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,935	9.17%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	3,251	15.41%	9.65%

West Haven, Connecticut Education

	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,895		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	863	6.21%	6.47%
Kindergarten	830	5.97%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,665	40.77%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,670	19.22%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,867	27.83%	22.81%

West Haven, Connecticut Economy

	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	41,578		217,168,077
In labor force	28,240	67.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	28,235	67.91%	63.39%
- - Employed	26,725	64.28%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,510	3.63%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	5	0.01%	0.53%
Not in labor force	13,338	32.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	22,033	52.99%	51.66%
In labor force	13,818	33.23%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,818	33.23%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,142	31.61%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,874	9.32%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,630		12,787,501

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	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	21,105		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,736	8.23%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,384	6.56%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,683	12.71%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,690	12.75%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,701	17.54%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,528	21.45%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,296	10.88%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,690	8.01%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	221	1.05%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	176	0.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,393		41,994

	West Haven, Connecticut	%, West Haven, Connecticut	United States
With earnings	16,970	40.81%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,297		56,604
With Social Security income	5,904	14.2%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,989		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	677	1.63%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,644		6,320
With public assistance income	1,044	2.51%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,307		3,032
With retirement income	3,400	8.18%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,772		17,376

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