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Hamden Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Hamden Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

60,923

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.5%
5 - 17:
13.7%
18 - 24:
15.7%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
23.2%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
16.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
13.0%
13.0%
94.3%
94.3%
46.5%
46.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Hamden
USA
$39,286
$39,286
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Hamden
USA
$80,779
$80,779
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.3%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Finance
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Construction
Transportation
Other
Administration
Arts
18.7%
18.7%
18.4%
18.4%
8.9%
8.9%
8.4%
8.4%
7.2%
7.2%
6.1%
6.1%
6.0%
6.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.1%
4.1%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
51.4%
51.4%
26.5%
26.5%
12.8%
12.8%
4.9%
4.9%
4.2%
4.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
English
German
Polish
African
Haitian
Jamaican
French
Russian
French Canadian
Scottish
Canadian
European
Dutch
Swedish
Norwegian
Portuguese
Greek
Hungarian
17.7%
17.7%
12.7%
12.7%
6.3%
6.3%
5.3%
5.3%
4.2%
4.2%
2.7%
2.7%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Langs. of India
African languages
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Arabic
Italian
Korean
Vietnamese
Other Indo-European
Russian
Urdu
Tagalog
Portuguese
Polish
Slavic languages
Hungarian
French Creole
80.8%
80.8%
7.4%
7.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Hamden Residents

13.0%