Editing New Haven, Connecticut (section)

== Demographics ==
=== Census data ===
{{see also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
[[File:New haven race-ethnicity-color-nativity-origin 1790-2010.png|right|thumb|Graph of New Haven demographics from the US Census, 1790–2010]]
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1756|5085
|1774|8295
|1790|4487
|1800|4049
|1810|5772
|1820|7147
|1830|10180
|1840|12960
|1850|20345
|1860|39267
|1870|50840
|1880|62882
|1890|86045
|1900|108027
|1910|133605
|1920|162537
|1930|162665
|1940|160605
|1950|164443
|1960|152048
|1970|137707
|1980|126021
|1990|130474
|2000|123626
|2010|129779
|2020|134023
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="2020 Census Data">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/stamfordcityconnecticut/POP010220 |title=QuickFacts: Stamford city, Connecticut |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211003107/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/stamfordcityconnecticut/POP010220 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Connecticut Census 1756 & 1774<ref name="ColonialPop">{{cite book |author=United States Census Bureau |date=1909 |title=A Century of Population Growth |url=https://archive.org/details/centuryofpopulat00unit/page/164/mode/2up |pages=164–167 }}</ref>}}
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''New Haven, Connecticut – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web |title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – New Haven city, Connecticut |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0952000 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New Haven city, Connecticut |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0952000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New Haven city, Connecticut |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0952000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 27, 2024 |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627010707/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0952000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|43,979
|41,230
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37,010
|35.57%
|31.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.61%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|44,598
|43,332
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,788
|36.07%
|33.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.43%
|-
|Native American or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|348
|379
|style='background: #ffffe6; |339
|0.28%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,776
|5,864
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,044
|3.86%
|4.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.75%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|47
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61
|0.04%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|408
|415
|style='background: #ffffe6; |873
|0.33%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.65%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3,027
|2,934
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,840
|2.45%
|2.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|26,443
|35,591
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,068
|21.39%
|27.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.64%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''123,626'''
|'''129,779'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''134,023'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
The [[U.S. Census Bureau]] reports a 2010 population of 129,779, with 47,094 households and 25,854 families within the city of New Haven. The population density was {{convert|6,859.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 52,941 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,808.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 42.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 35.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 27.4% of the population.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09/0952000.htm]{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic }}</ref> [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 31.8% of the population in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09/0952000.html |title=New Haven (city), Connecticut |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508163817/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09/0952000.html |archive-date=May 8, 2012 }}</ref> down from 69.6% in 1970.<ref>{{cite web |title=Connecticut – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |access-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref> The city's Latino population is growing rapidly. Previous influxes among ethnic groups have been African-Americans in the postwar era, and Irish, Italian and (to a lesser degree) Slavic peoples in the prewar period.

As of the 2010 census, of the 47,094 households, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.5% include married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size 3.19.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&pctxt=fph&_lang=en&_sse=on&geo_id=16000US0952000&_state=04000US09 |title=New Haven city, Connecticut – Fact Sheet – American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212042629/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&pctxt=fph&_lang=en&_sse=on&geo_id=16000US0952000&_state=04000US09 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite web |author=American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP3&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-_sse=on&-geo_id=16000US0952000 |title=New Haven city, Connecticut – DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000 |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212041759/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP3&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-_sse=on&-geo_id=16000US0952000 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The ages of New Haven's residents were 25.4% under the age of 18, 16.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 29&nbsp;years, which was significantly lower than the national average. There were 91.8 males per 100 females. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,604, and the median income for a family was $35,950. Median income for males was $33,605, compared with $28,424 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,393. About 20.5% of families and 24.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="autogenerated1" /><ref name="autogenerated4" />

=== Other data ===
It is estimated that 14% of New Haven residents are pedestrian commuters, ranking it number four by highest percentage in the United States. This is primarily due to New Haven's small area and the presence of [[Yale University]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

New Haven is noted for having the highest percentage of Italian American residents of any US city, and is noted for its [[New Haven-style pizza|local style of pizza]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhregister.com/realestate/article/CT-city-has-the-most-Italian-Americans-in-the-U-S-14535297.php |title='CT city has the most Italian Americans in the U.S. |work=New Haven Register |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717024642/https://www.nhregister.com/realestate/article/CT-city-has-the-most-Italian-Americans-in-the-U-S-14535297.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

A study of the demographics of the New Haven metro area, based on age, educational attainment, and race and ethnicity, found that they were the closest of any American city to the national average.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kolko |first=Jed |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/normal-america-is-not-a-small-town-of-white-people/ |title='Normal America' Is Not A Small Town Of White People |work=FiveThirtyEight |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310080419/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/normal-america-is-not-a-small-town-of-white-people/ |url-status=live }}</ref>