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New Haven, CT
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Living in New Haven



New Haven is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 138,915 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, New Haven is the third largest community in Connecticut. New Haven has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about New Haven, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One of the nice things about New Haven is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

New Haven has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, New Haven has quite a high level of public transit users. New Haven’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

The citizens of New Haven are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.53% of adults in New Haven have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Haven in 2018 was $33,449, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,796 for a family of four. However, New Haven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

New Haven is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Haven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Haven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 30.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in New Haven include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

New Haven also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.50%.

The most common language spoken in New Haven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.