East Hartford

Population & Demographics

East Hartford, CT

East Hartford is home to 50,918 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,242 resident workers commute each day.

ConnecticutCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
50,918
people
Population

50,918 residents

Median age 38.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

East Hartford population & demographics

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

Population
50,918
Median age
38.1yrs
Median household income
$70,778
Median home value
$229,700
Median gross rent
$1,225/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.2%
Poverty rate
13.2%

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 East Hartford

How East 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).

Hispanic or Latino40.1%
White29.6%
Black22.1%
Asian3.7%
Two or more races3.6%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
East Hartford at a glance
Employed Residents
26,242
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Hartford
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for East 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 East 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.

East Hartford

26,242 commutes, one dot at a time

East Hartford

Where 26,242 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Hartford3.7 mi4,476
2East Hartford0.0 mi2,555
3West Hartford6.5 mi978
4Manchester5.0 mi864
5Glastonbury Center4.1 mi614
6Newington7.7 mi538
7Middletown14.5 mi491
8New Britain10.5 mi453

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into East Hartford.

1East Hartford0.0 mi2,555
2Hartford3.7 mi2,140
3West Hartford6.5 mi1,008
4Manchester5.0 mi993
5New Britain10.5 mi934
6Bristol17.1 mi626
7Middletown14.5 mi589
8Wethersfield5.0 mi516

Top industries

The sectors that employ East 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%)
MFManufacturing32.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.9%
WSWholesale Trade7.4%
RTRetail Trade6.5%
COConstruction4.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for East Hartford

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

4 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 East Hartford

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