New Haven is a larger medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 123,626 people and 29 constituent neighborhoods, New Haven is the second largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Haven is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Haven is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Haven who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.16%), teaching (10.66%), and sales jobs (8.37%).

Also of interest is that New Haven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, New Haven really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, New Haven is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes New Haven more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change New Haven's character and quality of life.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of New Haven are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in New Haven choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the bus.

New Haven Information and Demographics

The overall education level of New Haven citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.12% of adults in New Haven have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in New Haven in 2000 was $16,393, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,572 for a family of four.

New Haven is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Haven home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Haven is White, followed by African-American. New Haven also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.43% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in New Haven include Italian, Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in New Haven is English. Some people also speak Spanish.