West Hartford

Population & Demographics

West Hartford, CT

West Hartford is home to 63,620 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,620 resident workers commute each day.

ConnecticutCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
63,620
people
Population

63,620 residents

Median age 40.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Hartford population & demographics

Who lives in West Hartford — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
63,620
Median age
40.8yrs
Median household income
$129,890
Median home value
$411,000
Median gross rent
$1,756/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
66.6%
Poverty rate
6.3%

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 West Hartford

How West Hartford 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).

White67.0%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Black7.9%
Asian7.7%
Two or more races4.7%
Some other race0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
West Hartford at a glance
Employed Residents
30,620
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Hartford
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Hartford 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 West Hartford 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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Commute Score

66 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

West Hartford

30,620 commutes, one dot at a time

West Hartford

Where 30,620 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in West Hartford, by worker count.

1Hartford2.8 mi6,666
2West Hartford0.0 mi4,472
3East Hartford6.5 mi1,008
4New Britain6.3 mi851
5Bristol11.1 mi753
6Newington5.0 mi643
7Middletown14.8 mi515
8New Haven32.4 mi410

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Hartford.

1West Hartford0.0 mi4,472
2Hartford2.8 mi2,823
3New Britain6.3 mi1,283
4Newington5.0 mi1,026
5East Hartford6.5 mi978
6Bristol11.1 mi814
7Wethersfield5.3 mi578
8Manchester11.5 mi545

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Hartford’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%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.6%
EDEducational Services14.0%
RTRetail Trade13.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.0%
MFManufacturing7.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.7%
FIFinance and Insurance5.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for West Hartford

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in West Hartford

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