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Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut has a population of 96,312 across 554 square miles, up 2.5 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $5.43 bn in 2024, 1,751 establishments operate here.
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Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
How many people live in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population96,312
- Households39,412
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$90,589
- Median age44.1
- Median gross rent$1,155 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$307,600
- Home value to household income3.4 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over71,710
- Population under 1817,754
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over19,034
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6459,524
- Civilian labor force53,213
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over67.7 percent
- Rank by population among Connecticut planning regions9th of 9
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents638th
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is the 9th largest of 9 Connecticut planning regions by population. A median home costs 3.4 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 19.8 percent against 18.4 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.47 percent
- Census 2020 base population95,344
- Births, 2024791
- Deaths, 2024962
- Natural change, 2024-171
- Net domestic migration, 2024770
- Net international migration, 2024276
- Total net migration, 20241,046
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20242,609
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1013th
The county has grown 2.47 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Where people moving to Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving2,628
- People arriving, from those returns4,319
- Adjusted gross income arriving$170.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$64,939
- Largest single originNortheastern Connecticut Planning Non-migrants (39,303 households)
- Largest single destination (39,303 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Non-migrants | 39,303 | 74,843 | $3.23 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 623 | 1,020 | $43.0 m |
| Worcester County | 543 | 928 | $39.8 m |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning | 451 | 709 | $22.2 m |
| Providence County | 360 | 611 | $23.9 m |
| Other flows - Northeast | 245 | 361 | $19.3 m |
| Other flows - South | 245 | 429 | $15.2 m |
| Capitol Planning Region | 234 | 336 | $15.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Northeastern Connecticut Planning Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
What the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$5.43 bn
- County GDP, 2023$0
- Rank by GDP among Connecticut planning regions9th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents678th
- GDP per resident$56,386
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Covered employment, annual average28,792
- Establishments reporting2,962
- Average annual pay$58,265
- Average weekly wage$1,120
- Sector 31-33, employment5,550
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$73,434
- Sector 62, employment4,728
- Sector 62, average annual pay$52,589
- Sector 44-45, employment3,520
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$38,853
- Sector 72, employment2,661
- Sector 72, average annual pay$27,756
- Sector 48-49, employment1,288
- Sector 23, employment1,079
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 5,550 | 159 | $73,434 |
| Sector 62 | 4,728 | 440 | $52,589 |
| Sector 44-45 | 3,520 | 288 | $38,853 |
| Sector 72 | 2,661 | 215 | $27,756 |
| Sector 48-49 | 1,288 | 75 | $63,141 |
| Sector 23 | 1,079 | 275 | $77,892 |
| Sector 42 | 922 | 200 | $80,115 |
| Sector 61 | 814 | 38 | $60,129 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 5,550 jobs, 19.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Establishments, all industries1,751
- Employment at those establishments25,003
- Annual payroll$1.27 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents18.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024146
- Declared construction value permitted$33.8 m
- Single family units authorised146
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$231,304
- Units authorised per 1,000 households3.7
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
How big is Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Land area554 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Connecticut planning regions4th of 9
- Width, east to west23.1 mi
- Height, north to south36.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary2
- Residents per square mile of land174
- Establishments per square mile3.16
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population96,312
- Households39,412
- Average household size2.44
- Median household income$90,589
- Median age44.1
Common questions
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut?
96,312, in 39,412 households, ranking 9th of 9 Connecticut counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region growing?
The population has grown 2.47 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 791 births against 962 deaths, with net migration of 1,046. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?
$90,589. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $307,600, which is 3.4 times income, and median gross rent is $1,155 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?
1,751 establishments, employing 25,003 people with an annual payroll of $1.27 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?
Average annual pay is $58,265, or $1,120 a week, across 28,792 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?
146 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $33.8 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Where do people moving to Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region come from?
The largest single origin is Northeastern Connecticut Planning Non-migrants, with 39,303 households. Arriving households report an average income of $64,939 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.