menu
Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.

Hartford, CT
Real Estate & Demographic Data






Hartford profile


Living in Hartford



Hartford is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 120,686 people and 41 constituent neighborhoods, Hartford is the fourth largest community in Connecticut. Much of the housing stock in Hartford was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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

Many people in Hartford take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Hartford citizens for affordable transportation.

The percentage of adults in Hartford with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.66% of adults in Hartford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hartford in 2018 was $22,784, 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 $91,136 for a family of four. However, Hartford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hartford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hartford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hartford, accounting for 45.45% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hartford residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hartford include Jamaican, Italian, Irish, English, and African.

Hartford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.34%.

The most common language spoken in Hartford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.