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Connecticut state QuickFacts

	Connecticut	United States
Total population	3,405,565	281,421,906
State	Connecticut

Connecticut state Population

	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
Male	1,649,319	48.43%	49.06%
Female	1,756,246	51.57%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.4		35.3

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	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
18 years and over	2,563,877	75.28%	74.31%
21 years and over	2,439,461	71.63%	69.97%
62 years and over	545,704	16.02%	14.66%
65 years and over	470,183	13.81%	12.43%

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	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
White	2,780,355	81.64%	75.14%
Black or African American	309,843	9.1%	12.32%
Asian	82,313	2.42%	3.64%
Some other race	158,206	4.65%	5.46%
Two or more races	74,848	2.2%	2.43%

Connecticut state Housing

	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
Total households	1,301,670		105,480,101
Family households (families)	881,170	67.7%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	420,500	32.3%	31.94%

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	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
Total housing units	1,385,975		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	84,305	6.08%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,301,670	93.92%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	869,729	62.75%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	431,941	31.17%	30.77%

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	Connecticut	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	5,996	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	85,221	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	212,010	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	156,397	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	137,499	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	79,047	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	38,168	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	13,906	0.57%
Median (dollars)	166,900	119,600

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	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	219,462	16.86%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	355,100	27.28%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	191,992	14.75%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	223,472	17.17%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	136,886	10.52%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	174,758	13.43%	9.65%

Connecticut state Education

	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	910,869		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	66,689	7.32%	6.47%
Kindergarten	49,197	5.4%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	401,109	44.04%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	189,662	20.82%	21.38%
College or graduate school	204,212	22.42%	22.81%

Connecticut state Economy

	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	2,652,316		217,168,077
In labor force	1,765,319	66.56%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,757,108	66.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,664,440	62.75%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	92,668	3.49%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	8,211	0.31%	0.53%
Not in labor force	886,997	33.44%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,390,047	52.41%	51.66%
In labor force	839,492	31.65%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	838,665	31.62%	29.65%
- - Employed	796,380	30.03%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	258,382	9.74%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	159,876		12,787,501

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	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,302,227		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	91,721	7.04%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	64,895	4.98%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	126,157	9.69%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	130,916	10.05%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	188,021	14.44%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	265,470	20.39%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	172,569	13.25%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	152,405	11.7%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	48,533	3.73%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	61,540	4.73%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	53,935		41,994

	Connecticut	%, Connecticut	United States
With earnings	1,057,417	39.87%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	74,838		56,604
With Social Security income	351,235	13.24%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,180		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	43,618	1.64%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,708		6,320
With public assistance income	47,914	1.81%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,511		3,032
With retirement income	229,679	8.66%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,121		17,376

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