Connecticut by the numbers

Each figure next to the U.S. figure, from public data.

Median household income
9th highest of 51 · 2024

$95,781

U.S.: $80,734
Violent crime rate
50th highest of 51 · 2025

111.1

U.S.: 329.3
Median rent
17th highest of 51 · 2024

$1,488

U.S.: $1,413
Unemployment rate
2nd highest of 51 · September 2026

5.1%

U.S.: 4.2%
Percent of people below the poverty line
41st highest of 51 · 2024

10%

U.S.: 12.5%