Population & Demographics
New Britain, CT
New Britain is home to 74,223 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,374 resident workers commute each day.
74,223 residents
Median age 34.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
New Britain population & demographics
Who lives in New Britain — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in New Britain
How New Britain breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
These figures are for New Britain proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How New Britain commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
New Britain
33,374 commutes, one dot at a time
New Britain
Where 33,374 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in New Britain, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into New Britain.
Top industries
The sectors that employ New Britain’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for New Britain
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).