Hispanic Population Increasing, Especially in Schools

Connecticut's Hispanic population is nearly half a million - 479,087 - which represents 13.4 percent of the state's population, according to data highlighted by the state's Latino and Puerto Rico Affairs Commission (LPRAC).  Reflecting the increasing Hispanic population across the state, Hispanics as a percent of all K-12 students in Connecticut is 17 percent - higher than the percentage in the overall population.  The median age of Connecticut's Hispanic population is 28 years old.

CT Cities Showing Population Growth

Connecticut abolished county government decades ago, but population numbers viewed by county continue to demonstrate where the growth is across the state.  According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the state's most populous county is Fairfield, with a population of 916,829 - an increase of 3.9 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five are Hartford, with a population of 894,014 (increase of 4.3 percent); New Haven, 862,477 (increase of 4.7 percent); New London, 274,055 (increase of 5.8 percent); and Litchfield, 189,927 (increase of 4.2 percent). Fairfield County includes two of the state's largest cities:  #1 Bridgeport (pop. 144,229) and #4 Stamford (122,643).  Rounding out the top five cities are  #2 New Haven, 129,779; #3 Hartford, 124,775;  and #5 Waterbury, 110,366. Largest city growth?  New Haven grew by 5 percent between 2000 and 2010, Stamford by 4.7 percent  and Bridgeport by 3.4 percent.  Waterbury grew by 2.9 percent and Hartford by 2.6 percent over the decade.

Growing Cities

Which of Connecticut's cities experienced the largest population growth between 2000 and 2010?  According to the U.S Census, it is Danbury, with an 8.1% increase in population - followed by New Haven with 5% and Stamford with 4.7% growth during the decade.  Bridgeport remains the state's largest city, with a 2010 population of 144,229, ahead of New Haven's 129,779 and Hartford's 124,775. The Business Council of Fairfield County has noted that while the rate of growth increased in many CT cities compared with the previous decade, the cities of Stamford, Norwalk and Danbury experienced a slower rate of growth, while Bridgeport's rate increased.