West 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 52,360 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, West Haven is the 16th largest community in Connecticut.

West Haven is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Haven is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Haven who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.21%), sales jobs (11.85%), and management occupations (6.08%).

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

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of West 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.

West Haven Information and Demographics

The education level of West Haven citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.07% of adults in West Haven have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in West Haven in 2000 was $21,121, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $84,484 for a family of four.

West Haven is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Haven home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in West Haven is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Haven include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, and French.

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